The Beggar's Opera He certainly did nothing to conciliate the favour of the government by his next work, The Beggar's Opera, a ballad opera produced on 29 January 1728 by John Rich, in which Sir Robert Walpole was caricatured. This famous piece, which was said to have made "Rich gay and Gay rich", was an innovation in many respects.
The Beggar's Opera He certainly did nothing t.o conciliate the favour of the government by, his next work, The Beggar's Opera, a ballad opera produced on 29 January 1728 by John Rich in which Sir Ro,bert Walpole was caricatured. This famous piece which was said to have made "Rich gay and Gay rich", was an innovation in many respects