Bibliograph

Der Kuhhandel, Operette in zwei Akten, Volksoper Wien präsentiert ; Inszenierung, David Pountney = Arms and the cow : opera in two acts / [composed by] Kurt Weill ; libretto, Robert Vambery ; in a revised text edition by Reinhard Palm ; production, David Pountney

Type

Label

Der Kuhhandel, Operette in zwei Akten, Volksoper Wien präsentiert ; Inszenierung, David Pountney = Arms and the cow : opera in two acts / [composed by] Kurt Weill ; libretto, Robert Vambery ; in a revised text edition by Reinhard Palm ; production, David Pountney

Language

ger

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Der Kuhhandel

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

268855224

Responsibility statement

Volksoper Wien präsentiert ; Inszenierung, David Pountney = Arms and the cow : opera in two acts / [composed by] Kurt Weill ; libretto, Robert Vambery ; in a revised text edition by Reinhard Palm ; production, David Pountney

Runtime

138

Sub title

Operette in zwei Akten

Summary

The young peasants Juan and Juanita wish to get married, but their idyllic tropical island is swept up in war fever generated by arms dealer Mr. Jones. Ruinous taxes are levied to pay for the weapons, causing Juan to lose his cow (his means of support) and forcing Juanita to resort to prostitution. Juan is sentenced to death for resistance, but his life is saved when none of the new weapons works properly. The threat of war dissipates as Mr. Jones flees, and Juan and Juanita are able to settle down

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Arms and the cow

Classification