The Threepenny Opera
This adaptation of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s The Threepenny Opera embraces and extends the original work’s examination of capitalism into a larger interrogation of power structures and the systems maintaining them.
Reinventing what social distanced performance can be, a pre-recorded film is presented to the live audience interactively over Zoom, with a live ensemble. Part film, part theater, part pre-recorded, part live, this production brings together a modern, but timeless, aesthetic with innovative technologies to breathe new life to the contradictions that made The Threepenny Opera such a groundbreaking achievement.
Produced by City Lyric Opera in New York City.
This adaptation of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s The Threepenny Opera embraces and extends the original work’s examination of capitalism into a larger interrogation of power structures and the systems maintaining them.
Reinventing what social distanced performance can be, a pre-recorded film is presented to the live audience interactively over Zoom, with a live ensemble. Part film, part theater, part pre-recorded, part live, this production brings together a modern, but timeless, aesthetic with innovative technologies to breathe new life to the contradictions that made The Threepenny Opera such a groundbreaking achievement.
Produced by City Lyric Opera in New York City.
“high-tech and stylish”
"best interactive opera”
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"deftly imagined"
Attilio Rigotti | direction
Whitney George | music direction
Nehemiah Rolle | dramaturgy
Orsolya Szantho | direction of photography, editing
Irene Mercadal | cinematograpy
Anna Driftmier | scenic design
Karina Hyland | light design
Evan Tyor | sound design
Chris Darbassie | design assistance
Lucy Coarsey | stage management
Megan Gillis | producer
Kathleen Spencer | producer
2020
Attilio Rigotti | direction
Whitney George | music direction
Nehemiah Rolle | dramaturgy
Orsolya Szantho | direction of photography, editing
Irene Mercadal | cinematograpy
Anna Driftmier | scenic design
Karina Hyland | light design
Evan Tyor | sound design
Chris Darbassie | design assistance
Lucy Coarsey | stage management
Megan Gillis | producer
Kathleen Spencer | producer
2020
To view musical clips and read more about the production, visit the City Lyric Opera website.