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Threepenny Opera (10/27/1966 - 11/06/1966)
music by Kurt Weill; lyrics by Bertolt Brecht
The Threepenny Opera (Original Cast) - Various Artists
ACT 1
Song List Sung By
Ballad of Mack the Knife (Moritat)  Charles Filch (a beggar)
Morning Anthem  Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum (head of a gang of beggars)
Peachum's Morning Hymn  Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum (head of a gang of beggars) and Mrs. Peachum
Army Song  Macheath (Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks) and Tiger Brown (Chief of London Police)
Wedding Song  Ensemble
Love Song  Macheath (Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks) and Polly Peachum (daughter of Jonathan and Mrs. Peachum)
Ballad of Dependency  Mrs. Peachum
The World is Mean  Polly Peachum (daughter of Jonathan and Mrs. Peachum), Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum (head of a gang of beggars) and Mrs. Peachum
ACT 2
Song List Sung By
Polly's Song  Macheath (Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks) and Polly Peachum (daughter of Jonathan and Mrs. Peachum)
Pirate Jenny  Jenny (a whore)
Tango-Ballad  Jenny (a whore) and Macheath (Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks)
Ballad of the Easy Life  Macheath (Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks)
Barbara-Song  Lucy Brown (Brown's daughter)
Jealousy Duet  Polly Peachum (daughter of Jonathan and Mrs. Peachum) and Lucy Brown (Brown's daughter)
How to Survive  Macheath (Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks), Mrs. Peachum and Ensemble
ACT 3
Song List Sung By
Useless Song  Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum (head of a gang of beggars)
Solomon Song  Jenny (a whore)
Call From the Grave  Macheath (Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks)
Death Message  Macheath (Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks)
The Mounted Messenger  Ensemble