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Cardillac, Op. 39, is an opera by Paul Hindemith in three acts and four scenes. Ferdinand Lion wrote the libretto based on characters from the short story Das Fräulein von Scuderi by E. T. A. Hoffmann.

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Opera.name
Cardillac
Opera.composer
Paul Hindemith
Opera.image
Paul Hindemith 1923.jpg
Opera.caption
The composer in 1923
Opera.librettist
Ferdinand Lion
Opera.language
German
Opera.premiere_location
Staatsoper, Dresden

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date of first performance
1952-06-20
number of parts of this work
4
title
Cardillac
publication date
2000-00-00
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  • Act 2
  • Act 3
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Cardillac, Op. 39, is an opera by Paul Hindemith in three acts and four scenes. Ferdinand Lion wrote the libretto based on characters from the short story Das Fräulein von Scuderi by E. T. A. Hoffmann.

==Performance history== The first performance was at the Staatsoper, Dresden, on 9 November 1926. It was promptly performed throughout Germany. The opera's Italian premiere took place in 1948 at the Venice Biennale as part of the Venice Festival of Contemporary Music XI.

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