VIDEO: (1931), subtitles, 114 min., B & W -- Directed G. W. Pabst. Adapted from the play by Bertolt Brecht with Lotte Lenya and Rudolph Forster. A "Beggar's Opera" set in 19th- Century London underworld. HOM THR 110 [Home Video] Available as Order #OL 313 $39.95 from the German Language Video Center catalog About as close to the spirit of the world premiere as one can get. [G.R.]
B) DECCA/LONDON: Uta Lemper, Mauceri conducting; more accurate textually and featuring some real voices, but does not quite capture the nihilistic bitterness of the Lenya recording; stereo [G.R.]
C) TELDEC: Lotte Lenya, Mackeben conducting (original cast, 1930); excerpts only, but fascinating glimpse into the original feeling of this work; Lenya a lot brighter and coldly perky--bone-chilling; in dated mono [G.R.]
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