Description lustige Oper Written 1929 Language German | Translation News of the Day First performance 8 June 1928 | |
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Similar Das Nusch‑Nuschi, Mörder - Hoffnung der Frauen, Die Harmonie der Welt, Sancta Susanna, Cardillac | ||
Paul hindemith neues vom tage 1928 1929 atto i
Neues vom Tage (News of the Day) is a comic opera (lustige Oper) in three parts by Paul Hindemith, with a German libretto by Marcellus Schiffer.
Contents
- Paul hindemith neues vom tage 1928 1929 atto i
- Paul hindemith neues vom tage 1928 1929 atto ii
- Performance history
- Recordings
- References
The opera is a satire of modern life, celebrity and marriage, involving parodies of both Puccini's music and Berlin cabaret. The opera became notorious for a scene with a naked soprano (Laura) singing in the bath about the wonders of modern plumbing, though Hindemith replaced her with the tenor (Hermann) in the revised version.
The mischievous nudity particularly aroused the ire of Ernst "Putzi" Hanfstängel, Hitler’s musical advisor, and was later cited by the Nazis as evidence that the "degenerate art" of the "cultural bolshevist" Hindemith should be excluded from Germany.
Paul hindemith neues vom tage 1928 1929 atto ii
Performance history
It was first performed on 8 June 1929, at the Kroll Opera House, Berlin, under the musical direction of Otto Klemperer. Hindemith revised the opera, changing the text and adding a little new music, for the Teatro San Carlo, Naples on 7 April 1954. The United States premiere of the work was at the Santa Fe Opera in 1961.
Recordings
Hindemith: Neues vom Tage - WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln