The new production of the opera “Lear” by Aribert Reimann,
which dates from 1978, was one of the high
points in the recent history of the Frankfurt Opera
and a wonderful preparation for staging a genuine
Reimann premiere at the opera house in Frankfurt.
The opera “Medea”, with a libretto written by the
composer and based on Franz Grillparzer’s text, was
created for the Vienna State Opera. Its Viennese premiere
took place in February 2010; six months later,
the curtain went up on the German premiere at the
Frankfurt Opera.
Claudia Barainsky, who has previously worked
with Aribert Reimann on a number of projects, sings
the title role; Michael Nagy and Tim Severloh have
also collaborated closely with the composer in the
past.
The Frankfurt Opera has gone to extraordinary
lengths to ensure that the musical action is transferred
to the sound recording system perfectly: the specially
designed recording concept and equipment is tailor
made to suit the Frankfurt auditorium perfectly and
it produces a live recording that also meets the high
standards of audiophiles.