sentences:  The work is his third and final in a triptych of expressionist influenced one-act operas - the previous two being "Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen" op.12 (1921), and "Das Nusch-Nuschi" op.20 (1921) – and much like the previous works, scandalised Frankfurt’s concert-going public, affording the young composer heightened critical attention and notoriety.