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''Mathis der Maler'' (''Matthias the Painter'') is an opera by Paul Hindemith. The opera's genesis lay in Hindemith's interest in the Protestant Reformation. The work's protagonist, Matthias Grünewald, was an actual historical figure who flourished in that era, and whose art, in particular the Isenheim Altarpiece,〔Claire Taylor-Jay, Review of ''The Temptation of Paul Hindemith: 'Mathis der Maler' as a Spiritual Testimony''. ''Music & Letters'', 81(3), 469-472 (2000).〕〔John Williamson, Review of ''The Temptation of Paul Hindemith: 'Mathis der Maler' as a Spiritual Testimony''. ''Notes'' (2nd Ser.), 56(4), 951-954 (2000).〕 inspired many creative figures in the early 20th century, including Joris-Karl Huysmans's novel ''Là-bas''. Hindemith considered commissioning author Gottfried Benn to write the libretto, but wound up doing it himself. Hindemith completed the opera in 1935. By that time, however, the rise of Nazism prevented Hindemith from securing a performance in Germany, despite three years' efforts.〔Claire Taylor-Jay, ''The Artist Operas of Pfitzner, Krenek and Hindemith: Politics and the Ideology of the Artist.''〕 The story, set during the German Peasants' War (1524-25), concerns Matthias's struggle for artistic freedom of expression in the repressive climate of his day, which mirrored Hindemith's own struggle as the Nazis attained power and repressed dissent.〔(Shirley Althorp, Review of ''Mathis der Maler'' (Hamburg State Opera). ''Financial Times'', 5 October 2005. )〕 The opera's obvious political message did not escape the government's notice. ==Performance history== It was first performed on 28 May 1938 in Zurich, conducted by Robert Denzler.〔Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th ed., 1954, Eric Blom, ed.〕〔(Letters from a Life: The Selected Letters and Diaries of Benjamin Britten )〕 On 9 and 11 March in 1939 the Opera Mathis der Maler was performed in Amsterdam, conducted by Karl Schmid-Blosz, director of the Opera in Zurich. At the same time the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam made a documentary exhibition of the painting 'The Small Crucifixion' and two drawings by Mathias Grunewald owned by Franz Koenigs.〔Newspaper De Tijd 02-03-1939 and De Tijd 05-03-1939.〕 The British premiere was in Edinburgh on 29 August 1952, and it was first given in the United States on 17 February 1956, at Boston University, conducted by Sarah Caldwell. In contrast to the popular ''Symphony: Mathis der Maler'', the large-scale opera itself is only occasionally staged. A notable US production was that of the New York City Opera in 1995.〔(Bernard Holland, "City Opera Gamely Flirts With Danger". ''New York Times'', 9 September 1995. )〕 Hamburg State Opera staged the work in 2005. It was being performed at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona when the building was destroyed by a fire in January 1994. ==Main roles== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mathis der Maler (opera)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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