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The Beggar's Opera is a ballad opera written in 1728 by John Gay with music arranged by Johann Christoph Pepusch. The piece satirises Italian Opera, which had become popular in London, by telling a story of beggars, highwaymen and "women of the town" rather than the classical or mythological figures of grand opera. The Airs in the opera were set to popular street ballads, hymns, folk songs of the time and some tunes from operas by Handel and others. The Beggar's Opera ran for 62 performances, a record for any play in England in the 18th century. It was revived in 1920 and enjoyed further ...

Le Monde change, parlons-en ! L’association marseillaise Opera Mundi programme depuis 2015 des saisons thématiques de conférences et rencontres pluridisciplinaires ouvertes à tous. et portées par les grands penseurs de notre temps. Saisir la complexité d’un monde toujours plus difficile à appréhender, prendre la mesure des grands défis de notre siècle, créer les conditions du débat et de l'expression critique, semblent aujourd’hui des enjeux majeurs pour se donner la possibilité d’agir sur les grands bouleversements écologiques, économiques, géopolitiques, ...

Second Law Soap Opera is the comedic storytelling of a group of scientists and students as they navigate their work, their studies and their loves.