Opera in two acts Libretto by HANS KELLER Music by Josef Tal A tale which suggests that the human race can never unite through its diverse languages, but only through the universal language of music. The first production by the KASSEL STATE THEATRE from the 1987 Berlin Festival. OTFRID NIES (violin) JURGEN KLEIN (violin) MARTIN STRAAKHOLDER (viola) WOLFRAM GEIS (cello) CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA OF THE KASSEL STATE THEATRE conducted by ADAM FISCHER (RIAS Berlin recording)