The Threepenny Opera

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Event The Threepenny Opera
Venue University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC
First Date December 1958
Opening Date January 1959
Last Date January 1959
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Brecht's first major collaboration with Kurt Weill is now taken for granted as a masterpiece of twentieth century music theatre, but at its premiere blew Berlin apart. It proclaims itself "an opera for beggars," and it was in fact an attempt both to satirize traditional opera and operetta and to create a new kind of musical theatre.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Drama
Opera
Operetta
Subjects Crime
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Georgina Batterham Actor
Shirley Broadway Actor
Bill Burrell Actor
Patricia Conolly Actor
Kira Daniels Actor
Roslyn de Winter Actor
Peter Dease Actor
Michael Dennis Actor
John Frawley Actor
Alan Hopgood Actor
Audine Leith Actor
Andrew Lodge Actor
Monica Maughan Actor
Jim Morrison Actor
George Ogilvie Actor
Robin Ramsay Actor
Wynn Roberts Actor
Barbara St Ledger Actor
Jim Thompson Actor
Alan Tobin Actor
Maree Tomasetti Actor
Ted Webster Actor
Barbara Wyndon Actor
Barbara Ann Stephenson Assistant Director
Roslyn de Winter Assistant Stage Manager
Michael Dennis Assistant Stage Manager
Andrew Lodge Assistant Stage Manager
Kurt Weill Composer
Wendy Dickson Costume Designer
Wal Cherry Director
Colin Chalmers Electrician
Elizabeth Dawkins Musician
Don Lock Musician
Mike Martin Musician
Ian McCleay Musician
David Rogers Musician
Geoffrey Rule Musician
Bertolt Brecht Playwright
Quentin Hole Set Designer
Wynne Austen Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality Germany
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Cast List MTC records
Event Identifier 77692
Dataset AusStage