Das Nusch-Nuschi
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Das Nusch-Nuschi (The Nusch-Nuschi) is an opera in one act by Paul Hindemith, with a German libretto by Franz Blei.
Subtitled A Play for Burmese Marionettes it is in fact a fully staged work with both singers and dancers, the second in a triptych of expressionist influenced one-act operas, the others being Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen op. 12 (1921), and Sancta Susanna op. 20 (1922).
Performance history
It was first performed on 4 June 1921, at the Landestheater, Stuttgart under the baton of Fritz Busch; Oskar Schlemmer was the director.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast,[1] 4 June 1921 (Conductor: Fritz Busch) |
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| Rag-weng | reciter | |
| the Nusch-Nuschi, a mythological beast | mime | |
| Zatwai, seducer of the emperor's 4 wives | mime | |
| Tum Tum, Zatwai's servant | tenor buffo | |
| Mung Tha Bya | bass | Albin Swoboda, Jr. |
| Kyce Waing, an army chief | bass | |
| Bangsa | soprano | Erna Ellmenreich |
| Osasa | soprano | |
| Ratasata | soprano | |
| Twaise | contralto | |
| Susulü | tenor | Felix Decken |
| Kamadewa | tenor | |
| Master of ceremonies | bass | |
| Executioner | bass | |
| Beggar | bass | |
| First dancer | soprano | |
| Second dancer | soprano | |
| First maiden | soprano | |
| Second maiden | soprano | |
| Third maiden | contralto | |
| First poet | tenor | |
| Second poet | bass | |
| First herald | bass | |
| Second herald | tenor | |
| First monkey | tenor | |
| Second monkey | tenor | |
References
- Notes
- ↑ "Musical events 4 June 1921". Italy: AmadeusOnline. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- Sources
- Skelton, Geoffrey (1992), 'Nusch-Nuschi, Der' in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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