Macheath was conceived as a loveable rogue, a highwayman type, in the original John Gay send-up of opera, politics, society and greed, The Beggar’s Opera, the big innovative hit of the London season in 1728.  He is a very appealing anti-hero. He is also a Don Giovanni type. He becomes Mack the Knife in the … Continue reading Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and Other Love Songs)