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
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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
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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
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moral conflict ⓘ political responsibility of the artist ⓘ religious conflict ⓘ |
| timeOfSetting | early 16th century ⓘ |
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