Event listing: The Beggar's Opera | King's Theatre, Edinburgh | Event is in the past

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King's Theatre, Edinburgh2 Leven Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 9LQ, United Kingdom

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Festival: Edinburgh International Festival

Programme

Performers

William Christie	Conductor
Robert Carsen	Director
James Brandily	Set Designer
Petra Reinhardt	Costume Designer
Les Arts Florissants
Robert Burt	Tenor	Mr Peachum
Beverley Klein	Mezzo-soprano	Mrs Peachum
Olivia Brereton	Actor	Lucy Lockit
Kate Batter	Soprano	Polly Peachum
Benjamin Purkiss	Actor	Macheath

Reviews of The Beggar's Opera directed by Robert Carsen

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L'Opéra des Nations, Geneva, October 2018 (Français)

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Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris, April 2018 (Français)

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Baroque meets jukebox musical: The Beggar’s Opera

David Smythe, 16th August

A wry and topical new version of The Beggar’s Opera from Robert Carsen and Ian Burton from Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord is energetic, fun and amusing. Les Arts Florissants provide colourful Baroque accompaniment.

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