Der Sturm (opera)

Der Sturm
Opera by Frank Martin
LanguageGerman
Based onShakespeare's The Tempest
Premiere
17 June 1956 (1956-06-17)
Vienna State Opera

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.[1] The role of Prospero was conceived for Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, but illness prevented him from participating.[1] Casaglia lists Fischer-Dieskau in the role of Sebastian,[2] but a playbill for the premiere lists Ljubomir Pantscheff [de] in that role.[3]

The word setting is through-composed parlando, with few set pieces, most of which belong to Prospero.

  1. ^ a b Perroux, Alain (2011). "A new world of sound: Frank Martin's Der Sturm", booklet notes to Hyperion CDA67821/3. Hyperion Records. Accessed 4 June 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Casaglia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Martin, Frank – Ansermet, Ernest – Concert Program World Premiere Der Sturm 1956", taminoautographs.com