{"product_id":"the-threepenny-opera-9780802150394","title":"The Threepenny Opera","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA reissue of Bertolt Brecht’s classic play, including Brecht’s Notes and an introduction by the great actress and chanteuse Lotte Lenya.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Opera\u003c\/i\u003e broke box-office records in its original Berlin run, 1928-1933, and has had many extremely successful runs in the United States ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere have been several English adaptations. The present “book” of Desmond Vesey’s renders every word of the German, including Bertolt Brecht’s Notes. Eric Bentley’s lyrics are also faithful to the German, though they are, of course, written to be sung to the famous Kurt Weill’s music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKurt Weill’s widow, the great actress and chanteuse Lotte Lenya, has written the introduction, telling the story of how \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Opera\u003c\/i\u003e came into being.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bertolt Brecht","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42955819647094,"sku":"9780802150394","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_9ae60666-882d-4bbb-9441-871c96cdf5a2.jpg?v=1774128676","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/the-threepenny-opera-9780802150394","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}