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Die schwarze Maske (The Black Mask) is an opera by composer Krzysztof Penderecki using a German libretto by the composer and Harry Kupfer which is based on a 1928 play by Gerhart Hauptmann. The opera premiered at the Salzburg Festival on 15 August 1986, after which there were productions mounted at the Vienna State Opera and the Great Theatre, Warsaw during the following opera season. The work had its United States premiere on July 30, 1988 at the Santa Fe Opera with a cast that included Mark Lundberg.
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast[1] |
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| Arabella | soprano | |
| Benigna | soprano | |
| Daga | soprano | |
| Rosa Sacchi | mezzo-soprano | Marjana Lipovšek |
| Gräfin Laura Hüttenwächter | contralto | |
| Doktor Knoblochzer | bass | |
| François Tortebat | bass | |
| Graf Ebbo Hüttenwächter | bass | |
| Hadank | tenor | Heinz Zednik |
| Jedidja Potter | tenor | |
| Löwel Perl | baritone | |
| Plebanus Wendt | bass | |
| Roberto Dedo | baritone | |
| Schedel | tenor | |
| Silvanus Schuller | tenor |