Mathis der Maler

Composer: Hindemith, Paul

Librettist/Text Author: Hindemith, Paul

Conductor: Billy, Bertrand de

Orchestra: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Chorus: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus

Chorus Master: Juhanakova, Blanka

Albrecht von Brandenburg: Streit, Kurt

Countess Helfenstein: Hofmann, Magdalena Anna

Hans Schwalb: Very, Raymond

Helfenstein's Piper: Owens, Andrew

Lorenz von Pommersfelden: Snell, Martin

Mathis: Koch, Wolfgang

Regina: Tretyakova, Katerina

Riedinger: Grundheber, Franz

Sylvester von Schaumberg: Ringelhahn, Oliver

Truchsess von Waldburg: Connor, Ben

Ursula: Uhl, Manuela

Wolfgang Capito: Reid, Charles

Set Designer: Engels, Johan

Costume Designer: Ryott, Emma

Lighting Designer: Jonathan, Mark

Stage Director: Warner, Keith

Television Director: Landsmann, Paul

Television Director: Landsmann, Peter

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Date of Production: 12-2012

Venue: Theater an der Wien

Playing Time: 03:10:18

Catalogue Number: 2.110691-92

UPC: 747313569151

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Hindemith conceived Mathis der Maler, his 'opera in seven tableaux', as a reimagining of Matthias Grunewald's Isenheim Alterpiece, a depiction of Christ's intense suffering and crucifixion. Set during the turbulence of the German Peasants' revolt in the early 16th century, the work's focus is on artistic freedom of expression and human isolation during a time of plague, repression and violence. Hindemith wrote his own libretto finding in Grunewald a metaphor for his own times. Performances of the opera in Germany were duly banned by the Naxis.