{"product_id":"weill-the-three-penny-opera-2","title":"Weill: The Three Penny Opera","description":"Weill: The Three Penny Opera DVD VIDEO MOVIE musical drama Regnier Lange Lucke  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eType: \u003c\/label\u003e Movie \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePlatform: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/label\u003e Encore \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eMedia: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cshortdescription\u003e\u003c\/shortdescription\u003eWEILL: THE THREE PENNY OPERA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Three Penny Opera is Kurt Weill’s landmark musical collaboration with playwright Bertolt Brecht that upended the boundaries between popular song, political satire, and theatrical experiment when it premiered in 1928. Its jagged, tuneful score — including the eternally famed “Mack the Knife” — fused cabaret, jazz, and opera influences, creating a bitterly witty portrait of corruption and survival that has resonated across generations of stage and screen productions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition presents a cinematic rendering of that incendiary work featuring Regnier Lange, Praetorius Lucke, capturing the piece’s sharp social critique and darkly comic atmosphere. The film emphasizes Weill’s propulsive musical textures and the Brechtian interplay of song and narrative, offering a performance-style production that highlights both the theatricality and emotional bite of the story. No subtitles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEncore DVD 2327 makes this historically significant adaptation available to collectors, scholars, and music-theatre aficionados who want to experience Weill’s score and Brecht’s razor-edged commentary in film form. As a document of early 20th-century musical and political art, it remains a provocative and influential work — best approached with an ear for its eclectic music and an eye for its uncompromising satire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor DVD Player (North American NTSC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Encore","offers":[{"title":"Used In Sleeve","offer_id":51120381427990,"sku":"130109","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/0377\/1710\/files\/2026319133044527scan_254e11dd-2b5d-4c1f-9d8d-8751f228a817.jpg?v=1773972933","url":"https:\/\/www.neverdiemedia.com\/products\/weill-the-three-penny-opera-2","provider":"NeverDieMedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}