- Das Nusch-Nuschi
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Paul Hindemith 
Operas- Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen (1921)
- Das Nusch-Nuschi (1921)
- Sancta Susanna (1922)
- Cardillac (1926)
- Hin und zurück (1927)
- Neues vom Tage (1929)
- Lehrstück (1929)
- Mathis der Maler (1938)
- Die Harmonie der Welt (1957)
- The Long Christmas Dinner (1963)
Das Nusch-Nuschi (The Nusch-Nuschi) is an opera in one act by Paul Hindemith, with a German libretto by Franz Blei.
Subtitled A Play for Burmese Marionettes it is in fact a fully staged work with both singers and dancers, the second in a triptych of expressionist influenced one-act operas, the others being Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen op. 12 (1921), and Sancta Susanna op. 20 (1922).
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Performance history
It was first performed on 4 June 1921, at the Landestheater, Stuttgart under the baton of Fritz Busch; Oskar Schlemmer was the director.
Roles
Role Voice type Premiere Cast[1], 4 June 1921
(Conductor: Fritz Busch)Rag-weng reciter the Nusch-Nuschi, a mythological beast mime Zatwai, seducer of the emperor's 4 wives mime Tum Tum, Zatwai's servant tenor buffo Mung Tha Bya bass Albin Swoboda, Jr. Kyce Waing, an army chief bass Bangsa soprano Erna Ellmenreich Osasa soprano Ratasata soprano Twaise contralto Susulü tenor Felix Decken Kamadewa tenor Master of ceremonies bass Executioner bass Beggar bass First dancer soprano Second dancer soprano First maiden soprano Second maiden soprano Third maiden contralto First poet tenor Second poet bass First herald bass Second herald tenor First monkey tenor Second monkey tenor Notes
- ^ "Musical events 4 June 1921". Italy: AmadeusOnline. http://www.amadeusonline.net/almanacco.php?Start=0&Giorno=4&Mese=06&Anno=1921&Giornata=&Testo=&Parola=Stringa. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
References
- Skelton, Geoffrey (1992), 'Nusch-Nuschi, Der' in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
Categories:- Operas by Paul Hindemith
- German-language operas
- Operas
- 1921 operas
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