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John Gay & The Beggar’s Opera (1) John Gay, English poet and dramatist, was born on 30 June 1685. He owes his fame chiefly to ‘The Beggar’s Opera‘ (1728), a ballad opera in three acts with music arranged by Johann Christoph Pepusch. It was first performed in London, in 1728 and produced by John Rich, an […]