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Satirical ballad opera by [[John Gay]] first performed in 1728. Hugely popular in its own day, it became the model for numerous adaptations, among them a version by the composer Benjamin Britten (1948) and the play, ''Dreigroschenoper'' (1928), by Bert Brecht. It was received as social satire.
Satirical ballad opera by [[John Gay]] first performed in 1728. Hugely popular in its own day, it became the model for numerous adaptations, among them a version by the composer Benjamin Britten (1948) and the play, ''Dreigroschenoper'' (1928), by Bert Brecht.  
 
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Satirical ballad opera by John Gay first performed in 1728. Hugely popular in its own day, it became the model for numerous adaptations, among them a version by the composer Benjamin Britten (1948) and the play, Dreigroschenoper (1928), by Bert Brecht.