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The threepenny opera

By: Eric Bentley Kurt Weill Bertolt Brecht Desmond Ivo Vesey
Binding: Unknown Binding
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Probably the best translation to capture Brecht's intentions - By: , 19 Mar 1998
Of alll the translations on the market, this one is the best -- most are watered-down, tepid versions. Manheim & Willet's was used in the late 1970's revival of the piece by the New York Shakespeare Festival, which starred the late Raul Julia & Ellen Greene (of "Little Shop of Horrors" fame, in the role originallly intended for Lotte Lenya).