( The Pledge)
Opera in a prologue and three acts by Kurt Weill Libretto by CASPAR NEHER Set in the imaginary land of Urb, the opera is a parable about the friendship between
Johann Mattes , a cattle-dealer, and David Orth , the grain merchant from whom he buys fodder, and how their friendship is betrayed.
A concert performance in Berlin, presented by the European
Broadcasting Union (first UK broadcast)
Cast in order of singing:
ERNST SENFF CHAMBER CHOIR RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF BERLIN conducted by JANOS KULKA Act 1
