The Beggar’s OperaMovie
The Beggar's Opera is one of the earliest examples of a Musical in the history of theater (from which Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill drew inspiration for the Threepenny Opera). A crowd of thieves and prostitutes, fences and swindlers, speaking various dialects with Peppe Servillo as the shady fence, Angela Baraldi (the wife), Marco Alemanno and opera singer Borja Quiza Martinez (Captain Uccello) directed by Lucio Dalla. New translation and dramaturgical version by Giuseppe Di Leva of John Gay's play transported from the slums of 18th-century London to the Bologna of today.
About The Beggar’s Opera
The Beggar’s Opera is a 2008 drama, music movie directed by Lucio Dalla.
The production information lists a runtime of 2h 4m, production credits from Italy, an original language code of IT.
The credited cast includes Peppe Servillo, Angela Baraldi, Marco Alemanno, Borja Quiza Martinez. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
