Die Bürgschaft (opera)

Die Bürgschaft
Opera by Kurt Weill
The composer in 1932
TranslationThe Pledge
LibrettistCaspar Neher
LanguageGerman
Based onDer afrikanische Rechtspruch
by Johann Gottfried Herder
Premiere
10 March 1932 (1932-03-10)
Städtische Oper, Berlin

Die Bürgschaft (The Pledge, or suretyship) is an opera in three acts by Kurt Weill. Caspar Neher wrote the German libretto after the parable Der afrikanische Rechtspruch (The African Verdict) by Johann Gottfried Herder. Composed from August to October 1931, it was premiered on 10 March 1932 at the Städtische Oper in Berlin, Germany.

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