A bourgeois comedy with symphonic interludes in two acts; Libretto by the composer; Program notes by Laurenz L©¼tteken, biographical notes on the performers, and synopsis in German with English translation, and libretto with English translation (99 pages : portraits, illustrations) inserted in container; Simone Schneider, Martina Welschenbach, Maria Bulgakova, Sophie Mitterhuber, sopranos ; Martin Homrich, Brenden Gunnell, tenors ; Markus Eiche, Peter Sch©¶ne, baritones ; Marc Kugel, bass-baritone ; Michael Dries, G©¼nter Missenhardt, basses ; Brigitte Fassbaender, spoken role ; M©¼nchner Rundfunkorchester ; Ulf Schirmer, conductor