Reimann, Aribert - Lear (2CD) - Weigle, Sebastian
König Lear - Wolfgang Koch
König von Frankreich - Magnus Baldvinsson
Herzog von Albany - Dietrich Volle
Herzog von Cornwall - Michael McCown
Graf von Kent - Hans-Jürgen Lazar
Graf von Gloster - Johannes Martin Kränzle
Edgar, Glosters Sohn - Martin Wölfel
Edmund, Bastard Glosters - Frank van Aken
Goneril, Tochter König Lears - Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet
Regan, Tochter König Lears - Caroline Whisnant
Cordelia, Tochter König Lears - Britta Stallmeister
Narr - Graham Clark
Bedienter - Chad Graham
Ritter - Nicolai Klawa
Herrenchor der Oper Frankfurt
Frankfurter Museumsorchester
Sebastian Weigle, Musikalische Leitung
The collaboration between Oper Frankfurt and OehmsClassics starts out with the publication of „Lear", one of the most important opera compositions of the 20th century. Reimann transfers the full scope and drama of the plot to his score in a particularly captivating manner. The uncompromising course of Shakespeare's play is mirrored in the music whose almost tangible energy catapults the listener into a realm of irrestistible musical fantasies. Wolfgang Koch as King Lear leads an excellent ensemble. Sebastian Weigle, new conductor-in-chief at the Oper Frankfurt, is the director of music.