Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen

Paul Hindemith

Operas Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen (1921) Das Nusch-Nuschi (1921) Sancta Susanna (1922) Tuttifäntchen (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).

Performance history

It was first performed on 4 June 1921, at the Landestheater, Stuttgart under Fritz Busch.

Role	Voice type	Premiere Cast,^[1] 4 June 1921 (Conductor: Fritz Busch)
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

Skelton, Geoffrey (1992), 'Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen' in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7

Paul Hindemith

Opera	Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen Das Nusch-Nuschi Sancta Susanna Cardillac Hin und zurück Neues vom Tage Mathis der Maler Die Harmonie der Welt The Long Christmas Dinner

Ballet	Triadisches Ballett Nobilissima Visione The Four Temperaments Hérodiade

Orchestral works	Konzertmusik for Brass and String Orchestra Symphony: Mathis der Maler Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber Symphonia Serena Symphony in B-flat for Band

Concertante	Der Schwanendreher Clarinet Concerto Kammermusik

Chamber music	Ouvertüre zum "Fliegenden Holländer", wie sie eine schlechte Kurkapelle morgens um 7 am Brunnen vom Blatt spielt Kammermusik

Instrumental works	Viola Sonata, Op. 11 No. 4 Piano Sonata No. 1 Ludus Tonalis

Vocal music	When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd Das Marienleben

Collaborations	The Flight Across the Ocean

Other compositions	Trauermusik Tuttifäntchen

Related articles	Adolescence (ballet) Gebrauchsmusik Ghosts Before Breakfast

List of compositions by Paul Hindemith Category:Compositions by Paul Hindemith

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