Mathis der Maler
Opera oin seven scenes
Libretto
Paul Hindemith
Premiere
28 May 1938, Zurichh (Stadttheater)
Cast
CARDINAL-ARCHBISHOP OF MAINZ (tenor)
MATHIS (baritone)
LORENZ VON POMMERSFELDEN (bass)
WOLFGANG CAPITO (tenor)
RIEDINGER (bass)
HANS SCHWALB (tenor)
TRUCHSESSS VON WALDBURG (bass)
SYLVESTER VON SCHAUMBERG (tenor)
GRAF VON HELFENSTEIN (silent)
HELFENSTEIN'S PIPER (tenor)
UESULA (soprano)
REGINA (soprano)
GRÄFIN HELFENSTEIN (contralto)
CHORUS
monks, Catholics, Lutherans, women, students, citizens, peasants, farm workers, demons
Place
Southern Gerany
Time
1525 - 1530