Rarely played piece of musical theatre in a feature film version by Jonathan Miller

John Gay (1685-1732), a genial poet and playwright with a talent for satire, got the idea for The Beggar's Opera from his friend, the satirist Jonathan Swift, who had mentioned to him that A Newgate pastoral might make a pretty sort of thing'. It was sta

Additional Details

Label: Arthaus Musik

Genre: Opera

Run Time: 135 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 04/01/16

UPC: 4058407092216