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The Beggars Opera

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An adaptation of John Gay's 18th Century ballad opera, as performed for BBC television with The Who frontman Roger Daltrey taking the lead. The music for the production was arranged from 18th century folksongs by baroque music specialists Jeremy Barlow and John Eliot Gardiner, who conducts the English Baroque soloists, performing on period instruments.

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Director	Jonathan Miller
Starring	Bob Hoskins, Stratford Johns, Roger Daltrey, Carol Hall
Genre	Television
Country	UK	Language	ENGLISH	Year	1983

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Certificate	12	Length	134 mins	Label	MET-D
Cat No	MTD5192	Format	DVD	Colour
Region	2

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