Translations of The Threepenny Opera
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Translations of The Threepenny Opera are Marc Blitzstein’s influential English adaptations of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s satirical musical play, which helped popularize the work for American audiences.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Translations of The Threepenny Opera canonical | 1 |
| helped establish The Threepenny Opera as part of the American musical theatre repertoire | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Translations of The Threepenny Opera Context triple: [Marc Blitzstein, notableWork, Translations of The Threepenny Opera]
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The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera is a 1928 German musical play by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill that satirically blends jazz-influenced music with a dark, socially critical reimagining of John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera.
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B.
Song of the Three Jews
Song of the Three Jews is a deuterocanonical addition to the Book of Daniel, consisting of a penitential prayer and hymn of praise traditionally attributed to three youths preserved from the fiery furnace.
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C.
Prick Up Your Ears
Prick Up Your Ears is a 1987 British biographical drama film about playwright Joe Orton, in which Gary Oldman delivers a critically acclaimed performance.
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D.
The People’s Opera
The People’s Opera is the popular nickname for New York City Opera, a company long known for its accessible, affordable productions and support of American opera.
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E.
Mack the Knife
"Mack the Knife" is a popular song from Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's "The Threepenny Opera" that became a jazz and pop standard through numerous iconic recordings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Translations of The Threepenny Opera Target entity description: Translations of The Threepenny Opera are Marc Blitzstein’s influential English adaptations of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s satirical musical play, which helped popularize the work for American audiences.
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A.
The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera is a 1928 German musical play by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill that satirically blends jazz-influenced music with a dark, socially critical reimagining of John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera.
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B.
Song of the Three Jews
Song of the Three Jews is a deuterocanonical addition to the Book of Daniel, consisting of a penitential prayer and hymn of praise traditionally attributed to three youths preserved from the fiery furnace.
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C.
Prick Up Your Ears
Prick Up Your Ears is a 1987 British biographical drama film about playwright Joe Orton, in which Gary Oldman delivers a critically acclaimed performance.
-
D.
The People’s Opera
The People’s Opera is the popular nickname for New York City Opera, a company long known for its accessible, affordable productions and support of American opera.
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E.
Mack the Knife
"Mack the Knife" is a popular song from Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's "The Threepenny Opera" that became a jazz and pop standard through numerous iconic recordings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English adaptation
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stage adaptation ⓘ theatrical translation project ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
Bertolt Brecht’s book and lyrics
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linked to:
Bertolt Brecht
Kurt Weill’s score ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Brechtian theatre
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epic theatre ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Die Dreigroschenoper
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The Threepenny Opera ⓘ |
| countryOfInfluence |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
musical theatre
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political theatre ⓘ satirical musical ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOfSourceWork | Bertolt Brecht ⓘ |
| hasComposerOfSourceWork | Kurt Weill ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Marc Blitzstein ⓘ |
| hasForm |
libretto
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stage script ⓘ vocal score ⓘ |
| hasKeyContributor |
directors of American productions
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music directors and arrangers for English-language performances ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacter |
Jenny
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Macheath ⓘ Mr. Peachum ⓘ
linked to:
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
Mrs. Peachum ⓘ Polly Peachum ⓘ Tiger Brown ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
colloquial American English lyrics
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politically sharpened text ⓘ singable English versions of Weill’s songs ⓘ |
| hasNotableImpact |
helped establish The Threepenny Opera as part of the American musical theatre repertoire
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linked to:
Translations of The Threepenny Opera
influenced later English-language productions of Brecht ⓘ popularized The Threepenny Opera in the United States ⓘ |
| hasNotableSong |
Mack the Knife
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Pirate Jenny ⓘ The Ballad of Sexual Dependency ⓘ
linked to:
Ballad of Sexual Dependency
The Cannon Song ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
capitalism
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class conflict ⓘ crime ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | American theatre audiences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfSourceWork | German ⓘ |
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Subject: Translations of The Threepenny Opera Description of subject: Translations of The Threepenny Opera are Marc Blitzstein’s influential English adaptations of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s satirical musical play, which helped popularize the work for American audiences.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Translations of The Threepenny Opera
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hasNotableImpact
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helped establish The Threepenny Opera as part of the American musical theatre repertoire
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linked to: Translations of The Threepenny Opera