The Threepenny Opera

Summary

The Threepenny Opera is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,338 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Threepenny Opera authored Bertolt Brecht^[3].
• The Threepenny Opera authored Elisabeth Hauptmann^[4].
• The Threepenny Opera's instance of is recorded as literary work^[5].
• The Threepenny Opera's instance of is recorded as dramatico-musical work^[6].
• The Threepenny Opera's composer is recorded as Kurt Weill^[7].
• The Threepenny Opera's librettist is recorded as Bertolt Brecht^[8].
• The Threepenny Opera's genre is comedy^[9].
• The Threepenny Opera's based on is recorded as The Beggar's Opera^[10].
• The Threepenny Opera's Commons category is recorded as The Threepenny Opera^[11].
• The Threepenny Opera's language of work or name is recorded as German^[12].
• The Threepenny Opera's country of origin is recorded as Germany^[13].
• The Threepenny Opera comprises Seeräuberjenny^[14].
• 1928 marks the founding of The Threepenny Opera^[15].
• The Threepenny Opera was released on 1931^[16].
• The Threepenny Opera was released on 1928^[17].
• The Threepenny Opera's lyricist is recorded as Bertolt Brecht^[18].
• The Threepenny Opera's narrative location is recorded as London^[19].
• The Threepenny Opera's main subject is poverty^[20].
• The Threepenny Opera's main subject is gangster^[21].
• The Threepenny Opera's date of first performance is recorded as August 31, 1928^[22].
• The Threepenny Opera's described by source is recorded as Dresdner Hefte^[23].
• The Threepenny Opera's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Die Dreigroschenoper'}^[24].
• The Threepenny Opera's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'Al-Binsāt Aṯ-ṯalāṯa'}^[25].
• The Threepenny Opera's title is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': 'San fen qian ge ju'}^[26].
• The Threepenny Opera's title is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Skillingsoperaen'}^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Bertolt Brecht^[3], a playwright^[28], 1898–1956^[29], of German Empire^[30], awarded the National Prize of East Germany^[31], specialised in drama^[32] and Elisabeth Hauptmann^[4], a translator^[33], 1897–1973^[34], of Germany^[35], awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold^[36].

Publication

Publication dates include 1931^[16] and 1928^[17]. The Threepenny Opera's language of work or name is recorded as German^[12]. Its genre is comedy^[9].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include poverty^[20] and gangster^[21].

Why It Matters

The Threepenny Opera ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,338 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]