Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen
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Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen (Murderer, Hope of Women) is an opera in one act by Paul Hindemith, with a German libretto by Oskar Kokoschka based on his play written in 1907.
It was the first in a triptych of expressionist influenced one-act operas, the others being Das Nusch-Nuschi (1921), and Sancta Susanna (1922).
Performance history
It was first performed on 4 June 1921, at the Landestheater, Stuttgart under Fritz Busch.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast,[1] 4 June 1921 (Conductor: Fritz Busch) |
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| Man | baritone | Theodor Scheidl |
| Woman | soprano | Erna Ellmenreich |
| First maid | soprano | |
| Second maid | soprano | |
| Third maid | contralto | |
| First soldier | tenor | |
| Second soldier | tenor | |
| Third soldier | bass | |
References
- Notes
- ↑ "Musical events 4 June 1921". Italy: AmadeusOnline. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- Sources
- Skelton, Geoffrey (1992), 'Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen' in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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