Lear
Music by Aribert Reimann · libretto by Claus H. Henneberg · premiered 1978 · at National Theatre Munich
Lear is an opera in two parts with music by the German composer Aribert Reimann, and a libretto by Claus H. Henneberg, based on Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear.
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About the Composer
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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Other Operas by Aribert Reimann
- Ein Traumspiel (1901)
- Die Gespenstersonate (1984)
- Das Schloß (1992)
- Bernarda Albas Haus (2000)
- L'Invisible (2017)