List of operas by Hindemith
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This is a list of the operas written by the German
composer Paul Hindemith
(1895–1963).
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composer Paul Hindemith
Paul Hindemith
Paul Hindemith was a German composer, violist, violinist, teacher, music theorist and conductor.- Biography :Born in Hanau, near Frankfurt, Hindemith was taught the violin as a child...
(1895–1963).
| Title | |Genre | |Subdivisions | |Place, theatre | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen is an opera in one act by Paul Hindemith, with a German libretto by Oskar Kokoschka based on his play written in 1907.... |
opera | 1 act | Oscar Kokoschka | 4 June 1921 | Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , Landestheater Staatstheater Stuttgart The Staatstheater Stuttgart ' is an opera house in Stuttgart, Germany. It is also known locally as the Grosses Haus, having been the larger of two theatres of the former Königliche Hoftheater.... |
| Das Nusch-Nuschi Das Nusch-Nuschi Das 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,... |
opera | 1 act | Franz Blei Franz Blei Franz Blei was an essayist, playwright and translator from Vienna... |
4 June 1921 | Stuttgart, Landestheater |
| Sancta Susanna Sancta Susanna Sancta Susanna is an early opera by Paul Hindemith in one act, with a German libretto by August Stramm. Composed over a two week period in January/February 1921, its premiere was on 26 March 1922, at Opernhaus, Frankfurt.... |
opera | 1 act | August Stramm August Stramm August Stramm was a German poet and playwright who is considered one of the first of the expressionists. He also served in the German Army and was killed in action during World War I.... |
26 March 1922 | Frankfurt Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010... , Alte Oper Alte Oper The Alte Oper is a major concert hall and former opera house in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The building was inaugurated in 1880. Many important works have been premiered at the Alte Oper, including Carl Orff's Carmina Burana in 1937.... |
| Cardillac Cardillac Cardillac is an opera by Paul Hindemith in three acts and four scenes. Ferdinand Lion wrote the libretto based on the short story Das Fräulein von Scuderi by E.T.A. Hoffmann.-Performance history:... |
opera | 3 acts | Ferdinand Lion after E T A Hoffmann's Das Fraülein von Scuderi Mademoiselle de Scuderi E. T. A. Hoffmann's novella, Mademoiselle de Scudéri. A Tale from the Times of Louis XIV [Das Fräulein von Scuderi. Erzählung aus dem Zeitalter Ludwig des Vierzehnten], was first published in 1819 in Yearbook for 1820. Dedicated to Love and Friendship [Taschenbuch für das Jahr 1820. Der Liebe und... , (revised by Hindemith 1952) |
9 November 1926; revised version 20 June 1952 |
Dresden Dresden Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area.... , Staatsoper Semperoper The Semperoper is the opera house of the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden and the concert hall of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden . It is located near the Elbe River in the historic center of Dresden, Germany.The opera house was originally built by the architect Gottfried Semper in 1841... ; Zurich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich... , Stadt |
| Hin und zurück Hin und zurück Hin und zurück is an operatic 'sketch' in one scene by Paul Hindemith, with a German libretto by Marcellus Schiffer.... |
Sketch mit Musik | 1 scene | Marcellus Schiffer | 15 July 1927 | Baden-Baden Baden-Baden Baden-Baden is a spa town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the western foothills of the Black Forest, on the banks of the Oos River, in the region of Karlsruhe... , Theater der Stadt |
| Neues vom Tage Neues vom Tage Neues vom Tage is an opera in three parts by Paul Hindemith, with a German libretto by Marcellus Schiffer.... |
lustige Oper | 3 parts | Marcellus Schiffer (revised by Hindemith 1954) | 8 June 1929; revised version 7 April 1954 | Berlin, Kroll Opera House; Naples Naples Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples... , Teatro San Carlo |
| Lehrstück | music theatre work | Bertolt Brecht Bertolt Brecht Bertolt Brecht was a German poet, playwright, and theatre director.An influential theatre practitioner of the 20th century, Brecht made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter particularly through the seismic impact of the tours undertaken by the... |
28 July 1929 | Baden-Baden, Stadthalle | |
| Wir bauen eine Stadt | Spiel für Kinder | R Seitz | 21 June 1930 | Berlin | |
| Mathis der Maler | opera | 7 scenes | composer | 28 May 1938 | Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich... |
| Die Harmonie der Welt Die Harmonie der Welt Die Harmonie der Welt is an opera in five acts by Paul Hindemith. The German libretto was by the composer.... |
opera | 5 acts | composer | 11 August 1957 | Munich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat... , Prinzregententheater Prinzregententheater The Prinzregententheater, or Prince Regent's Theatre, is a theatre and opera house located at 12 Prinzregentenplatz in the Bavarian city of Munich, Germany.- Building and History :... |
| The Long Christmas Dinner The Long Christmas Dinner (opera) The Long Christmas Dinner is an opera in one act by Paul Hindemith, with an English libretto by Thornton Wilder based on his play of the same name.Wilder collaborated with the composer in order to make the text work effectively with the music... |
opera | 1 act | Thornton Wilder Thornton Wilder Thornton Niven Wilder was an American playwright and novelist. He received three Pulitzer Prizes, one for his novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and two for his plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, and a National Book Award for his novel The Eighth Day.-Early years:Wilder was born in Madison,... |
13 March 1963 | New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... , Juilliard School of Music |