Das Nusch-Nuschi

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)
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 Heinrich Lohalm
Mung Tha Bya bass Albin Swoboda, Jr.
Kyce Waing, an army chief bass Reinhold Fritz
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
  1. ↑ "Musical events 4 June 1921". Italy: AmadeusOnline. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
Sources
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