Ein Traumspiel
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| Ein Traumspiel | |
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| Opera by Aribert Reimann | |
![](#/media/File:Uraufführung_der_Oper_"Ein_Traumspiel"_von_Komponist_Aribert_Reimann_(Kiel_35.662).jpg) After the premiere in June 1965, with director Joachim Klaiber (left), Reimann (centre) and conductor Michael Gielen (right) | |
| Language | German |
| Based on | A Dream Play by August Strindberg |
| Premiere | |
Ein Traumspiel is a German-language opera by Aribert Reimann after the 1901 play A Dream Play (Swedish: Ett drömspel) by August Strindberg. [1] Carla Henius arranged the translation to German by Peter Weiss for a libretto. Reimann composed the opera in 1963 and 1964 on a commission from Theater Kiel. It was premiered at the Opernhaus Kiel on 20 June 1965, staged by Joachim Klaiber and conducted by Michael Gielen.[1] Gielen stepped in for the Generalmusikdirektor who was ill.[2]
