The Beggar's Opera is a ballad opera in three acts written in 1728 by John Gay with music arranged by Johann Christoph Pepusch. It is one of the watershed plays in Augustan drama and is the only example of the once thriving genre of satirical... Wikipedia
Lyricist: John Gay
Composer: Johann Christoph Pepusch
Librettist: John Gay
Characters: Captain Macheath, Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum, Lucy Lockit, and more
Adaptations: The Threepenny Opera, The Beggar's Opera (1953), Malandro (1985), and more
Written: 1728
First performance: January 29, 1728, Lisle's Tennis Court