Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen (Murderer, Hope of Women)[1] is an opera in one act by Paul Hindemith, written in 1919 on a German libretto by Oskar Kokoschka which he based on his play of 1907.

[4] The opera was first performed, together with Das Nusch-Nuschi, on 4 June 1921 at the Landestheater Stuttgart,[5] conducted by Fritz Busch and staged by Otto Erhardt.

[1] The conductor Leon Botstein describes the work as "more symphonic than operatic",[7] structured in four distinct sections, equivalent to the movements of a symphony.

"[8] The premiere resulted in a succès de scandale: while some critics appreciated "a composer of enormous talent and promise", negative responses established Hindemith’s "reputation as a young upstart".

[7] The opera was recorded in 1987 by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin and the RIAS Kammerchor, conducted by Gerd Albrecht, with Franz Grundheber as the Man and Gabriele Schnaut as the Woman.