How Long to Read The Threepenny Opera

How Long Does it Take to Read The Threepenny Opera?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 33 minutes to read The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

One of Bertolt Brecht's best-loved and most performed plays, The Threepenny Opera was first staged in 1928 at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm, Berlin (now the home of the Berliner Ensemble). Based on the eighteenth-century The Beggar's Opera by John Gay, the play is a satire on the bourgeois society of the Weimar Republic, but set in a mock-Victorian Soho. With Kurt Weill's music, which was one of the earliest and most successful attempts to introduce the jazz idiom into the theatre, it became a popular hit throughout the western world. This new edition is published here in John Willett and...

How long is The Threepenny Opera?

The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht is 152 pages long, and a total of 38,304 words.

This makes it 51% the length of the average book. It also has 47% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Threepenny Opera Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 29 minutes to read The Threepenny Opera aloud.

What Reading Level is The Threepenny Opera?

The Threepenny Opera is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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