Threepenny Opera, The (Dreigroschenoper, Die)
Classification added June 27, 2016Premiered August 31, 1928
Berlin. Theater an Schiffbauerdamm
Composer:
Kurt Weill
Original Language:
German
Librettist:
Bertolt Brecht
Description:
Opera in a prologue and 8 scenes (later in III Acts)
Notes:
Text based on Elizabeth Hauptmann’s translation of “The Beggar’s Opera”
Time Period:
The Victorian Era
Place:
London
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Jenny | Mezzo-Soprano | L |
| Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum | Bass | L |
| Mrs. Peachum | Mezzo-Soprano | L |
| Polly Peachum | Soprano | L |
| Macheath | Tenor | L |
| Ausrufer (Narrator) Street Singer | Tenor | S |
| Brown (Chief of Police) | Bass | S |
| Lucy | Soprano | S |
| *Filch | ||
| *Hakenfingerjakob (Actor) | ||
| *Munzmatthias (Actor) | ||
| *Trauerweidenwalter (Actor) | ||
| *Sagerobert (Actor) | ||
| *Smith (Actor) | ||
| *Ede (Actress) | ||
| *Jimmy (Actor) | ||
| *Die Platte (The Gang) (Actors) | ||
| *Huren (Whores) (Actresses) | ||
| *Pastor Kimball (Actor) | ||
| *Because of the wide number of versions of this opera, a universal classification is not possible for the rest of the characters. Classifications of these characters should be done on a case-by-case basis. | ||
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Minimum Chorus: 8
Divisi: Men & Women (Sopranos & Tenors)