L'Invisible
Music by Aribert Reimann · libretto by Aribert Reimann · premiered 2017
L'Invisible is a 2017 opera by Aribert Reimann. The French libretto by the composer is a condensation of three short independent plays by Maurice Maeterlinck: L'Intruse (The Intruder), Intérieur and La Mort de Tintagiles (The Death of Tintagiles), into a single act opera. The "invisible" in each part is death, first as a supernatural force, then as tragic news, then in the person of a murderous queen. The premiere was given at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on 8 October 2017 in a production that was recorded.
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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
- Lear
- Ein Traumspiel (1901)
- Die Gespenstersonate (1984)
- Das Schloß (1992)
- Bernarda Albas Haus (2000)