{"product_id":"the-threepenny-opera-2","title":"The Threepenny Opera","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Threepenny Opera\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eDesmond Brecht, Bertolt; Vesey\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780802150394\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eGrove Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1994\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e128\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\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\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"The Threepenny Opera | Desmond Brecht, Bertolt; Vesey | Paperback | 9780802150394 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks B 1755742","offer_id":49146374127768,"sku":"1755742","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/612r_SQffPL_1279b374-4ead-4d04-abfd-80545f8822f2.jpg?v=1779462377","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/the-threepenny-opera-2","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}