Der Sturm
libretto by Frank Martin · premiered 1956
Der Sturm (The Tempest) is a German-language opera in three acts and an epilogue by the Swiss composer Frank Martin to a libretto based on the Schlegel/Tieck German translation of Shakespeare's The Tempest. Martin's only opera was premiered at the Vienna State Opera on 17 June 1956. The role of Prospero was conceived for Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, but illness prevented him from participating. Casaglia lists Fischer-Dieskau in the role of Sebastian, but a playbill for the premiere lists Ljubomir Pantscheff in that role. The word setting is through-composed parlando, with few set pieces, most of which belong to Prospero.
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