Translations of The Threepenny Opera
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Translations of The Threepenny Opera are Marc Blitzstein’s influential English adaptations of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s satirical musical play, which helped popularize the work for American audiences.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English adaptation
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stage adaptation ⓘ theatrical translation project ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
Bertolt Brecht’s book and lyrics
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Kurt Weill’s score ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Brechtian theatre
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epic theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Die Dreigroschenoper
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The Threepenny Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfInfluence | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
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political theatre ⓘ satirical musical ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOfSourceWork | Bertolt Brecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComposerOfSourceWork | Kurt Weill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Marc Blitzstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm |
libretto
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stage script ⓘ vocal score ⓘ |
| hasKeyContributor |
directors of American productions
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music directors and arrangers for English-language performances ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacter |
Jenny
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Macheath NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Peachum NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Peachum NERFINISHED ⓘ Polly Peachum NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiger Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
colloquial American English lyrics
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politically sharpened text ⓘ singable English versions of Weill’s songs ⓘ |
| hasNotableImpact |
helped establish The Threepenny Opera as part of the American musical theatre repertoire
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influenced later English-language productions of Brecht ⓘ popularized The Threepenny Opera in the United States ⓘ |
| hasNotableSong |
Mack the Knife
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Pirate Jenny NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ballad of Sexual Dependency NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cannon Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
capitalism
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class conflict ⓘ crime ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | American theatre audiences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfSourceWork | German ⓘ |
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