Like Kurt Weill’s THE THREE
PENNY OPERA, this “ballad opera” by John Gay was also inspired in the story of
“Macheath and his band of beggars and thieves”. The original opened in 1728
and, according to Wikipedia, it has been called "the most popular play of
the eighteenth century.” This new release by Masterwoks Broadway, gives us the
original 1968 London Cast recording starring Peter Gilmore as Macheath.
I guess that for people who
may enjoy eighteenth century music, this might be a must, but not for me. My
musical taste is very restrict and that I don’t even like the famous Gilbert &
Sullivan operettas; I confess I also don’t enjoy that much Kurt Weill’s THE
THREE PENNY OPERA.
So, keeping that in mind,
there isn’t much I can say about this recording. To begin with there’s too much
talk, something that I always think that, with rare exceptions, doesn’t work on
a recording. The cast sounds like the
real thing and my favorite is Hy Hazell as Mrs. Peachum. As for the songs they
sound too much alike and, although they don’t hurt my ears, I found the all
score monotonous and boring.
The truth is I’m probably the
worst person to review this recording and I’m sure there’s a public for it.
Rate: 1 (from 1 to 10)
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