Mack the Knife, chief of a group of rouges, sensitive lover who is familiar with all the prostitutes in London, or perhaps a man who is planning a future with his wife, Polly? Who is Mack, actually? What will be the result of his competition with Jonathan Peachum, head of the company The Beggar's Friend and his rival in the world of crime? And how will good relations with Brown, the head of the police, help Mack? This evergreen story hides a lot of emotions and even more plot twists.
Despite the suggestive title, the Threepenny Opera is actually not an opera in terms of music genre. We will not hear extensive airs, sublime recitatives or choirs. Kurt Weill created a new type of musical theatre – accessible and understandable to all, with music that resounds with dance rhythms of foxtrot, tango, jazz and the climate of cabarets and cafés.
