It opened on 31 August 1928 at Berlin's Theater am Schiffbauerdamm.
The work offers a socialist critique of the capitalist world. Although there is debate as to how much, if any, Hauptmann might have contributed to the text, Brecht is usually listed as sole author.
The Threepenny Opera ( Die Dreigroschenoper ) is a ' play with music' by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, The Beggar's Opera, and four ballads by François Villon, with music by Kurt Weill.
The Beggar's Opera by John Gay, translated by Elisabeth Hauptmannģ1 August 1928: Theater am Schiffbauerdamm, Berlin Uncredited: François Villon (four songs translated by K.
