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(Everyman) is a play by the Austrian playwright Hugo von Hofmannsthal. It is based on several medieval mystery plays, including the late 15th-century English morality play Everyman. It was first performed on 1 December 1911 in Berlin under the direction of Max Reinhardt at the Circus Schumann (which later became the Großes Schauspielhaus).
has been performed annually at the Salzburg Festival since 1920, except between 1922 and 1926 and during the years of the Nazi German Anschluss and World War II from 1938 to 1946.
The play has been made into a film at least eight times, including in 1958, 1961, 1970, 1983, 2000, 2004, 2010, and 2013. The 1961 film Jedermann, directed by Max Reinhardt's son Gottfried Reinhardt and filmed at the Salzburg Festival, was submitted as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, but it was not selected as one of the five nominees in the category.
Jedermann (English: Everyman) is a 1961 Austrian drama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt, based on the 1911 play of the same title written by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The film was submitted as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, but it was not selected as one of the five nominees in the category.
(Everyman, ), Op. 83, is incidental music by Jean Sibelius to Hugo von Hofmannsthal's play of the same name. Sibelius composed the work on a commission from for the Finnish National Theatre in 1916. Robert Kajanus conducted the Helsinki City Orchestra in the first performance at Helsinki's National Theatre on 5 November 1916. Sibelius arranged in 1925−26 three movements for piano: Episodio, Scèna and Canzone.
After its premiere in 1916, the work became one of the most neglected of his compositions. Nevertheless, it has been considered a hidden gem.
Jedermann (English: "everyone" or "anyone", or "Everyman") may refer to:
- Jedermann (play), a 1911 German play by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
- Jedermann (film), a 1961 film based on the Hofmannsthal play
- Jedermann by Jean Sibelius, incidental music to the Hofmannsthal play