{"product_id":"the-threepenny-opera-paperback","title":"The Threepenny Opera - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBertolt Brecht\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDesmond Vesey\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA reissue of Bertolt Brecht's classic play, including Brecht's Notes and an introduction by the great actress and chanteuse Lotte Lenya.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Opera\u003c\/i\u003e broke box-office records in its original Berlin run, 1928-1933, and has had many extremely successful runs in the United States ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere have been several English adaptations. The present \"book\" of Desmond Vesey's renders every word of the German, including Bertolt Brecht's Notes. Eric Bentley's lyrics are also faithful to the German, though they are, of course, written to be sung to the famous Kurt Weill's music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKurt Weill's widow, the great actress and chanteuse Lotte Lenya, has written the introduction, telling the story of how \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Opera\u003c\/i\u003e came into being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBertolt Brecht\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Augsburg, Germany, in 1898. One of the most influential dramatists of our time, he is best known for his classic plays \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Opera\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGalileo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMother Courage and Her Children\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as many others. He died in Berlin in 1956.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 6.85 x 4.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 11, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53457778606387,"sku":"9780802150394","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/tKTrv_Yf0o9780802150394.webp?v=1781272797","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/the-threepenny-opera-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}