Die schwarze Maske
| Die schwarze Maske | |
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| Opera by Krzysztof Penderecki | |
The composer in 2008
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| Translation | The Black Mask |
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| Language | German |
| Based on | play by Gerhart Hauptmann |
| Premiere | 15 August 1986 Salzburg Festival |
Die schwarze Maske (The Black Mask) is an opera by composer Krzysztof Penderecki using a German libretto by the composer and Harry Kupfer which is based on a 1928 play by Gerhart Hauptmann. The opera premiered at the Salzburg Festival on 15 August 1986, after which there were productions mounted at the Vienna State Opera and the Great Theatre, Warsaw during the following opera season. The work had its United States premiere on July 30, 1988 at the Santa Fe Opera with a cast that included Mark Lundberg.
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