how was threepenny opera originally performed
'The Threepenny Opera' was written by Brecht and Weill in 1928 and first performed in Berlin that same year. It was made into a film in 1931 and adapted to become the 1989 film, 'Mack The Knife'. It proclaims itself an opera for beggars, and it was in fact an attempt both to satirise traditional opera and operetta.