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John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera/Edward German’s Tom Jones (Highlights)

Posted on 14th June 2016 by Robert

John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera is a particularly English variant of a form that was widespread in Europe and later in America: known as a “ballad opera,” it is a close cousin to the German singspiel (a stellar example of … Continue reading →

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John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera

Posted on 3rd April 2016 by Michael M. Jones

The Beggar’s Opera, or at least the edition I recieved for review, and I, have an unusual history. Ever since I received this book in the mail, one thing after another manifested to distract me from my mission. Every time … Continue reading →

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Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel und Gretel

Posted on 19th December 2005 by Robert M. Tilendis

The idea of making an opera out of a fairy tale was not unique to Engelbert Humperdinck (this is the nineteenth-century composer I’m talking about, not the mid-twentieth century crooner). Actually, in the case of Hansel und Gretel, it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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