Opera
Synopsis
The charming highwayman Captain Macheath secretly marries Polly Peachum, daughter of a powerful fence and informer. Her furious father conspires with the jealous prostitute Lucy Lockit to have Macheath arrested and hanged. Through a series of escapes, recaptures, and comic twists, Macheath is saved at the last moment by a beggar-narrator who insists on a happy ending.