Is there an audiobook of The Threepenny Opera?
by Bertolt Brecht · comedy
Only in German.
Audible lists a German recording, but no English one. Narrated by Eichhorn Dirichs, Ursula Werner, Heidemarie Hatheyer, running 2h 21m. You can also listen to a copy you already own, in whichever voice you like.
Audible catalogue checked 8 August 2026. Spotted one we missed? Tell us.
You can still listen to The Threepenny Opera in English.
AllReads reads a copy you already own aloud — EPUB, PDF or plain text — in a natural AI voice, lighting each word as it is spoken and remembering where you stopped. That is about 2h 21m of listening. The voices run on your own OpenAI or xAI key, so narration is billed at cost instead of a subscription.
About the book
1928 musical play by Bertolt Brecht; adapted from John Gay's 18th-century ballad opera The Beggar's Opera with music by Kurt Weill and insertion ballads by François Villon and Rudyard Kipling.
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Is there an audiobook of The Threepenny Opera?
Only in German. Audible lists a German recording of The Threepenny Opera, narrated by Eichhorn Dirichs, Ursula Werner, Heidemarie Hatheyer, but no English one as of 8 August 2026.
How long does it take to listen to The Threepenny Opera?
The Audible edition runs 2h 21m.
Can I listen to The Threepenny Opera without an Audible subscription?
Yes. AllReads reads a copy you already own — an EPUB or a PDF — aloud in a natural AI voice, highlighting each word as it is spoken. The voices run on your own OpenAI or xAI API key, so you pay the provider directly for what you generate rather than a monthly fee.
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