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In this work, John Gay turned the conventions of Italian opera riotously upside-down, instead using traditional popular ballads and street tunes, while also indulging in political satire at the expense of the then Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole.
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Ballad operas, LibrettosShowing 9 featured editions. View all 9 editions?
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The beggar's opera: Pastorale à Newgate : texte anglais fac-simile de la quatrième édition (1735) comprenant les chansons et les airs ainsi que l'ouverture, traduction en regard
1967, Association des publications de la Faculté des lettres et sciences humaines de Toulouse
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The beggar's opera: in three acts: written by Mr. Gay ; marked with the variations in the manager's book at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
1793, Printed for W. Lowndes and S. Bladon
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The beggar's opera: a comic opera
1791, Printed for the proprietors, under the direction of John Bell, British Library
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The beggar's opera: As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Lincolns-Inn-Fields
1728, Printed for J. Watts
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The beggar's opera: as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Lincolns-Inn-Fields
1728, Printed for John Watts at the Printing-Office in Wild-Court near Lincoln's-Inn Fields
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