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This research aims to analyze and summarize three reviews of Paul Hindemith’s opera to foster interest in future productions.

March 25, 2026

The Long Christmas Dinner Opera in Performance: Three Reviews

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This research aims to analyze and summarize three reviews of Paul Hindemith’s opera to foster interest in future productions.
Review analysis of three previously published pieces by Janie Caves McCauley
Evaluation of productions in Estonia, France, and the United States
Comparative assessment of production characteristics and reception
The reviews highlight the unique aspects of each production
Collectively, they celebrate the opera’s artistic merits
The work is positioned for potential revival in future opera seasons

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Abstract Although composer Paul Hindemith’s opera of The Long Christmas Dinner, with a libretto by Thornton Wilder, was well received at its premiere in 1961, subsequent professional productions of the opera have been rare. These three previously published reviews by Janie Caves McCauley of productions in Estonia, France, and the United States document the characteristics of each production. Collectively the three reviews celebrate the work, and it is hoped that by reprinting McCauley’s informative pieces, future professional productions of this too-long-neglected Wilder/Hindemith collaboration will be considered.

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Janie Caves McCauley (Sun,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69c37b62b34aaaeb1a67db42 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.5325/thorntonwilderj.6.1-2.0123

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