- Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen
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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)
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).
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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)Man baritone Woman soprano Erna Ellmenreich First maid soprano Second maid soprano Third maid contralto First soldier tenor Second soldier tenor Third soldier bass 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), 'Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen' 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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