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The threepenny opera original cast album.

Title
The threepenny opera [sound recording] : original cast album.
Author
Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950.
Publication
New York, NY : Decca Broadway : Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution, p2000.

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Additional Authors
  • Merrill, Scott
  • Wolfson, Martin
  • Sullivan, Jo
  • Rae, Charlotte, 1926-2018
  • Price, Gerald (Actor)
  • Arthur, Beatrice
  • Tyne, George
  • Lenya, Lotte
  • Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950.
  • Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956
  • Blitzstein, Marc.
  • Matlowsky, Samuel.
Description
1 sound disc : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Uniform Title
  • Dreigroschenoper. English
  • Beggar's opera.
Alternative Title
  • Dreigroschenoper.
  • Dreigroschenoper
  • Kurt Weill's The threepenny opera = Die Dreigroschenoper
  • Ballad of Mack the Knife.
Subjects
Note
  • Music by Kurt Weill ; original text by Bert Brecht ; English adaptation of book and lyrics by Marc Blitzstein.
  • Bonus track: The ballad of Mack the Knife.
  • Compact disc.
  • Program notes on insert in container.
  • Musical; based on The beggar's opera.
  • "Originally released as M-G-M album E/SE 3121, July 1954"--Insert.
  • Program notes by David Farneth and synopsis from 1954 album (15 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Event (note)
  • Recorded Apr. 1954.
Contents
Prologue (spoken) -- Overture -- The ballad of Mack the Knife -- Morning anthem -- Instead-of-song -- Army song -- Wedding song -- Love song -- Ballad of dependency -- The world is mean -- Melodrama ; and, Polly's song -- Pirate Jenny -- Tango-ballad -- Ballad of the easy life -- Barbara song -- Jealousy duet -- How to survive -- Useless song -- Solomon song -- Call from the grave -- Death message -- Finale : The mounted messenger -- Bonus track: The ballad of Mack the Knife (Lotte Lenya, vocals; Marc Blitzstein, piano).
Call Number
*LDC 32247
LCCN
  • 2001575506
  • 601215946321
OCLC
45716622
Author
Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950.
Title
The threepenny opera [sound recording] : original cast album.
Imprint
New York, NY : Decca Broadway : Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution, p2000.
Performer
Featuring Lotte Lenya, with Scott Merrill, Martin Wolfson, Jo Sullivan, Charlotte Rae, Gerald Price, Beatrice Arthur, and George Tyne; instrumental ensemble; Samuel Matlowsky, conductor, piano.
Event
Recorded Apr. 1954.
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Added Author
Merrill, Scott, singer.
Wolfson, Martin, singer.
Sullivan, Jo, singer.
Rae, Charlotte, 1926-2018, singer.
Price, Gerald (Actor), singer.
Arthur, Beatrice, singer.
Tyne, George, singer.
Lenya, Lotte, singer.
Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. Dreigroschenoper. Moritat von Mackie Messer. English.
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956, lyricist.
Blitzstein, Marc. Translator
Matlowsky, Samuel. Conductor. Performer
Added Title
Ballad of Mack the Knife.
Beggar's opera.
Other Standard Identifier
601215946321
Publisher No.
012 159 463 2 Decca
Research Call Number
*LDC 32247 Notes on file.
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