Paul Hindemith - Sancta Susanna (1921)

[@Cmaj7]

00:01 Introduction 02:48 Curtain - Susanna and Klementia in front of the altar 04:47 They hear noises from outside. The wind blows a window open and they smell lilacs. 07:18 They hear a young woman's voice; they take her in. 10:31 The woman's lover comes. Klementia escorts them out and the wind blows out the candle. 12:43 Klementia is reminded of a night long before. 14:14 Klementia remembers nun Beata, naked, hugging and kissing Jesus on the crucifix. 15:58 The nuns walled Beata in behind the altar, and lit a candle. 16:52 Susanna relights the candle and they see a spider. They imagine Beata's pleas. 18:19 Susanna extinguishes the candle, goes into ecstasy, and takes her clothes off. 19:39 Klementia tries to stop her. She holds her to the cross; Susanna rips Jesus's loincloth off. 21:08 The spider falls in Susanna's hair. She screams, hits her head on the altar, and comes down. 22:06 Nuns come in and surround Susanna. 23:52 Susanna asks to be walled in like Beata. The nuns demand her to confess.

[@owengette8089]

This entire opera is just one long mad scene, I love it

[@chizchizchiz]

holy shit this is incredible

[@oscarmike1131]

This is extraordinary. First piece of music from him and I’m already hooked

[@daniellennon9993]

This opera is crazy.

[@RedZed1974]

Good god, now THAT'S a libretto.

[@henrygingercat]

Not that far behind Ken Russell's Devils.

[@oscarridout82]

@Fremglerk i mean,,, it _is_ a libretto by August Stramm. why do you think it would be inaccurate to call it that?

[@BertoldBR74Roux]

Great!

[@helenamarie4337]

what does it say about me that this is my favourite opera? 😄🤷🏼‍♀️

[@hucbald37]

You're cool?

[@PM_ME_MESSIAEN_PICS]

You're horny for Jesus

[@IverBG97]

Insane!!!! Thoroughly horrifying!

[@andreafilidei3071]

Magnifico e esaltante. Personalmente non apprezzo molto la scelta dello xilofono. In ogni caso lui ha scritto l'opera, e avrà avuto le sue ragioni per utilizzarlo in questa composizione

[@BrainiacFingers]

The intro is almost a direct lift from The Rite Of Spring, especially bars 10 to 15.

[@hpatss4966]

I was Gonna say the rite must’ve been a huge influence on him

[@adonisadmirer2752]

The plot is... interesting.

[@Gusrikh1]

Educational...

[@thepoweroforchestra3870]

The women choir sing 3 measures...?

[@Hs3u39]

ThePowerofOrchestra I know. Hope they get union scale.

[@zalba5710]

Its 11 bars tho

[@simonjager9259]

Susanna ist eine Art neue Beata?!

[@AndreyRubtsovRU]

Kind of Strauss meets Schoenberg

[@Hs3u39]

Andrey Rubtsov Nice summation!

[@bucksauvageau]

🤍

[@magmasunburst9331]

Have to say, Hindemith lost a little of my overall respect reading this libretto, but I still love his music.

[@carmeolm]

🤮

[@Cmaj7]

Do you need a doctor?