The Beggar’s Opera
2008, Italian. Directed by Lucio Dalla.
The Beggar's Opera is one of the earliest examples of a Musical in the history of theater (from which Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill drew inspiration for the Threepenny Opera). A crowd of thieves and prostitutes, fences and swindlers, speaking various dialects with Peppe Servillo as the shady fence, Angela Baraldi (the wife), Marco Alemanno and opera singer Borja Quiza Martinez (Captain Uccello) directed by Lucio Dalla. New translation and dramaturgical version by Giuseppe Di Leva of John Gay's play transported from the slums of 18th-century London to the Bologna of today.
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Italian
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- 1 January 2008
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The Beggar’s Opera runs 124 minutes (2h 4m).
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The Beggar’s Opera isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2008. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Beggar’s Opera?
The Beggar’s Opera (2008) was directed by Lucio Dalla and stars Peppe Servillo, Angela Baraldi, Marco Alemanno.