Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Hugo, Tara
2. Hollander, Tom, 1967-
3. Dormandy, Simon
4. Mannion, Tom
5. Klein, Beverley
6. Small, Sharon, 1967-
7. Yershon, Gary
8. Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956
9. Hauptmann, Elisabeth
10. MacDonald, Robert David
11. Sams, Jeremy
12. Gay, John, 1685-1732
13. Donmar Warehouse (Theater company), performer, production company

Description

1. 1 audio disc (60 min., 29 sec.) : digital, Dolby surround; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform title

1. Dreigroschenoper. English

Alternative title

1. Dreigroschenoper.

Subject

1. Operas
2. Musicals

Genre/Form

1. Original cast recordings.
2. Operas.
3. Musicals.

Contents

1. Overture (1:52) -- Peachum's morning song (morning chorale) (0:54) -- Kids today (1:41) -- Gang song (wedding song) (0:59) -- Pirate Jenny (3:29) -- Squaddies song (cannon song) (2:34) -- Love duet (1:40) -- Barbara song (4:48) -- Life's a bitch (Dreigroschenfinale) (3:53) -- Melodrama ; Polly's song (2:36) -- The ballad of sexual imperative (3:38) -- Knocking shop tango (4:44) -- The flick knife song (moritat) (4:16) -- Easy life (ballade) (2:36) -- Jealousy duet (2:34) -- What keeps a man alive? (II Dreigroschenfinale) (3:22) -- What's the point? (Lied. 17) (1:13) -- The Socrates song (Solomonsong) (3:20) -- A call from the grave (0:55) -- Ballad in which Macheath begs all mens' [sic] forgiveness (Grabschrift) (3:33) -- Act III finale (5:07).

Call number

1. *LDC 40673

Note

1. Based on Elisabeth Haumptmann's translation of John Gay's the Beggar's opera; English translation by Robert David MacDonald; new lyric translations by Jeremy Sams.
2. Title from disc label.
3. Original cast recording, the Donmar Warehouse production.
4. Program notes by Gary Yershon inserted in container.

Credits (note)

1. Produced for records by John Yap.

Language (note)

1. Sung in English.

Author

1. Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950, composer.

Title

1. The threepenny opera / book and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht ; music by Kurt Weill.

Publisher

1. [United States] : Jay, [1997]

Copyright date

1. ℗1997

Playing time

1. 010029

Type of content

1. performed music

Type of medium

1. audio

Type of carrier

1. audio disc

Digital file characteristics

1. audio file
2. CD audio

Performer

1. Tara Hugo, Tom Hollander, Simon Dormandy, Tom Mannion, Beverley Klein, Sharon Small, and members of the company, vocals; Gary Yershon, conductor.

Credits

1. Produced for records by John Yap.

Event

1. Recorded 1995 March 20-21 at Lyndhurst Air Studios, London.

Language

1. Sung in English.

Added author

1. Hugo, Tara, singer.
2. Hollander, Tom, 1967- singer.
3. Dormandy, Simon, singer.
4. Mannion, Tom, singer.
5. Klein, Beverley, singer.
6. Small, Sharon, 1967- singer.
7. Yershon, Gary, conductor, writer of supplementary textual content.
8. Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956, librettist.
9. Hauptmann, Elisabeth.
10. MacDonald, Robert David, translator.
11. Sams, Jeremy, translator.
12. Opera adaptation of (work): Gay, John, 1685-1732. Beggar's opera.
13. Donmar Warehouse (Theater company), performer, production company.

LCCN

1. 2024622893

Other standard identifier

1. 605288124426

Publisher no.

1. CDJAY 1244 Jay
2. JAY 1244 Jay
3. 1244 Jay

Research call number

1. *LDC 40673 Notes on file