The Beggar's Opera: Its Predecessors and Successors
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated, 9/25/2014
EAN 9781107429079, ISBN10: 1107429072
Paperback, 132 pages, 17.8 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
Originally published in 1922, this book contains a history of English opera described through the lens of The Beggar's Opera, first performed in 1728. Kidson details the background to the opera's creation, its author, and its lasting impact on the English opera scene. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the English opera and English musical history.
Introduction
1. Opera in England prior to The Beggar's Opera
2. The Gentle Shepherd
the first ballad opera
3. The Beggar's Opera
its conception
4. John Gay
5. The plot and characters of The Beggar's Opera
6. The music of The Beggar's Opera and its sources
7. Polly
the sequel to The Beggar's Opera
8. The publication of The Beggar's Opera
9. Production and criticism
10. Later ballad operas
Index.