Composer · Early Modern Era
Aribert Reimann
1936 – 2024 · German · 6 operas in the catalogue
Aribert Reimann (German: ['aʁiːbɛʁt 'ʁaɪman] , 4 March 1936 – 13 March 2024) was a German composer, pianist, and accompanist, known especially for his literary operas. His version of Shakespeare's King Lear, the opera Lear, was written at the suggestion of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, who performed the title role. His opera Medea after Grillparzer's play premiered in 2010 at the Vienna State Opera. He was a professor of contemporary Lied (art song) in Hamburg and Berlin. In 2011, he was awarded the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize for his life's work.
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Operas in the Opera Almanac Catalogue
- 1978 Lear, 1978 German
- 1984 Die Gespenstersonate, 1984 German
- 1992 Das Schloß, 1992 German
- 2000 Bernarda Albas Haus, 2000 German
- 2017 L'Invisible, 2017
- n/a Ein Traumspiel German