Mathis der Maler

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Mathis der Maler is a 1930s opera by Paul Hindemith that portrays the life and moral struggles of the Renaissance painter Matthias Grünewald against the backdrop of the German Peasants' War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera
stage work
acts 3
basedOn life of Matthias Grünewald
catalogueNumber Hindemith WWV 7 (commonly referenced without opus number) NERFINISHED
censorshipStatusInNaziGermany banned
character Cardinal Albrecht von Brandenburg NERFINISHED
Hans Schwalb NERFINISHED
Lorenz von Pommersfelden NERFINISHED
Mathis NERFINISHED
Regina NERFINISHED
Ursula NERFINISHED
composer Paul Hindemith NERFINISHED
compositionPeriod 1933-1935
conductorAtPremiere Robert Denzler NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Germany
depictsEvent German Peasants' War NERFINISHED
firstGermanPerformanceDate 1946 GENERATED
firstGermanPerformanceLocation Stuttgart GENERATED
genre 20th-century opera
opera
historicalContext Reformation era in Germany
inspiredBy Isenheim Altarpiece NERFINISHED
language German
librettist Paul Hindemith NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Matthias Grünewald NERFINISHED
notableRecording Rafael Kubelík – Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (1960s) NERFINISHED
Wolfgang Sawallisch – Bavarian State Opera (1980s) NERFINISHED
originalTitleLanguage German
politicalReception considered politically suspect by Nazi regime
portrays inner conflict of an artist during social upheaval
premiereDate 1938-05-28
premiereLocation Zürich NERFINISHED
premiereTheatre Stadttheater Zürich NERFINISHED
publisher Schott Music NERFINISHED
relatedWork Mathis der Maler Symphony NERFINISHED
settingPeriod German Peasants' War NERFINISHED
sharesMaterialWith Mathis der Maler Symphony NERFINISHED
structure 7 scenes
style modernist
neo-classical
subject Matthias Grünewald NERFINISHED
theme artist and society
moral conflict
political responsibility of the artist
religious conflict
timeOfSetting early 16th century

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Paul Hindemith notableWork Mathis der Maler