1. 438848591440000473138535433000028575003886200The audiences were middle and top class, the age groups were just Adults in a group or couple. The children were at home with a career, as the parents could afford it, because they were wealthy who went to Ballad opera performances.0The audiences were middle and top class, the age groups were just Adults in a group or couple. The children were at home with a career, as the parents could afford it, because they were wealthy who went to Ballad opera performances.-5715003086100In Greek Theatres men were the only people that were allowed to act. However in Ballad Opera’s both women and men are allowed to take part.0In Greek Theatres men were the only people that were allowed to act. However in Ballad Opera’s both women and men are allowed to take part.38862002400300The purpose of this project, ‘ballad opera’ are defined as any British stage production from 1728 to 1760 that combines a comic or sentimental play with music numbers.The purpose of this project, ‘ballad opera’ are defined as any British stage production from 1728 to 1760 that combines a comic or sentimental play with music numbers.-9836153086100002628900-342900Ballad Opera00Ballad Opera633158568580000-5715005372100It is generally accepted that the first ballad opera, and the one that was to prove the most successful, was The Beggar’s Opera of 1728. 00It is generally accepted that the first ballad opera, and the one that was to prove the most successful, was The Beggar’s Opera of 1728. -69215-68580000-5715001828800Ballad opera has been called an “eighteenth-century protest against the Italian conquest of the London operatic scene.0Ballad opera has been called an “eighteenth-century protest against the Italian conquest of the London operatic scene.-4419600-59771280000<br />