SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Sound recording of Aribert Reimann’s two-act opera performed by the Bavarian State Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Gerd Albrecht. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sings the title role. The Fool is a spoken, not a sung, role.

Language

German (Standard)

Country

Germany

Medium

Audio

Year of release

2000

Credits

Writer

Claus Henneberg

Music

Aribert Reimann

Cast

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau	Lear
Julia Varady	Cordelia
Hans Nocker	Earl of Gloucester
Rolf Boysen	Fool
David Knutson	Edgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
Colette Lorand	Regan
Georg Paskuda	Duke of Cornwall
Hans Wilbrink	Duke of Albany
Helga Dernesh	Goneril
Karl Helm	King of France
Richard Holm	Earl of Kent
Werner Gotz	Edmund

Additional Details

Theatre

München Nationaltheater

Theatre company

Bayerischen Staatsoper

Production type

Operas and Musicals

Plays

King Lear

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

Reimann wrote the title role specifically for the baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, who had suggested the subject to the composer as early as 1968. The recording is taken from the opera’s premiere at the National Theatre, Munich in 1978 in a production staged by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle.

Archive

Name

Österreichische Mediathek

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Phone

+43 1 597 36 69 20

Fax

+43 1 597 36 69 40

Address

Austrian Audiovisual Archive - Technical Museum Vienna
Marchettischlössl
Gumpendorfer Straße 95
Vienna
1060
Austria

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Deutsche Grammophon

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

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