British Council Collection
Part of the Mabey Collection
THE BEGGAR'S OPERA BY MR GAY 1920
Claude Lovat Fraser (1890 – 1921)
Details
- Dimension
- 76.2 X 50.4 CM
- Media
- LITHOGRAPH
- Accession number
- M/D13
Summary
The Beggar’s Opera is a ballad opera in three acts written in 1728 by John Gay. The work was rearranged in 1920 by the baritone Frederic Austin and produced by Nigel Playfair at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith and subsequently toured in the UK.
