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BROADCAST OF DECEMBER 20, 2003
SPONSORED BY CHEVRONTEXACO OVER THE CHEVRONTEXACO METROPOLITAN OPERA INTERNATIONAL RADIO NETWORK, 12 NOON
Music by Arnold Schoenberg Libretto by the composer, after Old Testament texts
THE STORY
ACT I. Moses hears voices from the Burning Bush, asking him to become a prophet. God has chosen the reluctant Moses to lead the Jews out of Egypt. Moses greets his brother, Aron, who will serve as his spokesman, explaining his ideas in terms the people can understand. When Aron praises God for receiving offerings, Moses cautions that the purification of one's own thinking is the only reward to be expected from ...