Aribert Reimann

Aribert Reimann (, 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. Life and career Reimann was born in Berlin on 4 March 1936. He was honoured repeatedly, including the Grand Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Order of Merit of Berlin. Reimann died on 13 March 2024, at the age of 88. Awards Reimann received many awards: *Melusine, opera after Yvan Goll’s play (1971) *Lear, opera after Shakespeare’s King Lear (1978) *Die Gespenstersonate, opera after August Strindberg’s play The Ghost Sonata (1984) *Troades, opera after Euripides’ The Trojan Women(1986) *Das Schloß, opera after Kafka’s Das Schloss (1992) *Bernarda Albas Haus, opera after Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba *Medea, opera (after part 3 of Grillparz