Libretti by Hans-Ulrich Treichel
Variations about four songs by Hans Werner Henze (1984)
Composed by Jörg Widmann (1995)

I Anthony the thief
II…

after Aesop’s fables for soloists, speaker, chorus and small orchestra

I. In the first age the frogs dwelt at peace
II. When first had no second,…

Libretto by Giuseppe Di Leva
(English by Rodney Blumer)

Period of composition 1979-80
Duration 85 minutes

For the young people of Montepulciano