Cardillac

Cardillac
Opera by Paul Hindemith
The composer in 1923
LibrettistFerdinand Lion
LanguageGerman
Based onDas Fräulein von Scuderi
by E. T. A. Hoffmann
Premiere
9 November 1926 (1926-11-09)
Staatsoper, Dresden

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.