The song “Mack the Knife” dates back to 1928, when it was written for a German play. It was first known as “Theme from The Threepenny Opera” or “Die Moritat von Mackie Messer,” which is German for ...
Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. At the heart of the story of “Mack the Knife” is a great irony: a song about a cold-blooded serial murderer written ...
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Bertold Brecht's «Threepenny Opera» premieres in August 1928 at Berlin's Schiffbauerdamm theatre and becomes a success. Brecht wishes to bring his work to the screen as an extraordinary film. However, ...