This work borrowed so heavily from the works of Francois Villon that royalties were paid to a German translator of the French poet.
This work borrowed so heavily from the works of Francois Villon that royalties were paid to a German translator of the French poet. Its Kanonen Song, a piece sung by its criminal protagonist with chief of police Tiger (*) Brown, earned an encore on its opening night, while Jonathan Peachum controls Soho's seedy population in this work of musical theatre. Beginning with the song "Mack the Knife" describing the exploits of Macheath, FTP, name this Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht adaptation of John Gay's The Beggar's Opera.
This work borrowed so heavily from the works of Francois Villon that royalties were paid to a German translator of the French poet.
The {Threepenny Opera} (also accept {Die Dreigroschenoper})