Moses und Aron

from Arnold Schoenberg


Moses and Aron
Opera in three acts

Libretto

Arnold Schönberg

Premiere

6 June 1957, Zurich (Stadttheater)

Cast

MOSES (spoken role)
AARON (tenor)
YOUNG GIRL (soprano)
INVALID WOMAN (contralto)
YOUNG MAN (tenor)
NAKED YOUTH (tenor)
ANOTHER MAN (baritone)
EPHRAIMITE (baritone)
PRIEST (bass)
4 NAKED VIRGINS (2 soprano, 2 contralto)

CHORUS
Voices from the burning bush,beggars, elderly persons, elders, tribal leaders,bricklayers, priests, tribeswomen, butchers, guardsmen, herdsmen

Place

Time

Composer

Schoenberg, Arnold