In which 18th century ballad opera do the characters MacHeath, Jenny Diver and Sukey Tawdrey appear?
Ballad opera the kind of satire embodied in "The Beggar's Opera" and its immediate successors is probably best preserved, although here, as in Weill's version, the music is specially composed, unlike the first ballad operas of the 18th century. Ballad opera The ballad opera is a genre of English stage entertainment that originated in the early 18th century, and continued to develop over the following century and later. Like the earlier "comédie en vaudeville" and the later "Singspiel", its distinguishing characteristic is the use of tunes in a popular style (either pre-existing or newly composed) with spoken dialogue. These English plays were
The Threepenny Opera Lucy, Polly) 15b. Arie der Lucy (Aria of Lucy – Lucy) 16. II. Dreigroschenfinale (Second Threepenny Finale – Macheath, Mrs Peachum, Chorus) 17. Lied von der Unzulänglichkeit menschlichen Strebens (Song of the Insufficiency of Human Struggling – Peachum) 17a. Reminiszenz (Reminiscence) 18. Salomonsong (Solomon Song – Jenny) 19. Ruf aus der Gruft (Call from the Grave – Macheath) 20. Grabschrift (Grave Inscription – Macheath) 20a. Gang zum Galgen (Walk to Gallows – Peachum) 21. III. Dreigroschenfinale (Third Threepenny Finale – Brown, Mrs Peachum, Peachum, Macheath, Polly, Chorus) The ambivalent nature of "The Threepenny Opera", derived from an 18th-century ballad opera