Opera Scotland

Frank Martin Suggest updates

Born Geneva, 15 September 1890.

Died Naarden, Netherlands, 21 November 1974.

Swiss composer.

Frank Martin composed two full-scale operas, Der Sturm, based on The Tempest by Shakespeare and Monsieur de Pourceaugnac, derived from Molière. He also produced two dramatic oratorios. Le vin herbé was derived from the Tristan legend, while the second was a Christmas piece, Mystère de la Nativité.

Works performed in Scotland are shown in bold:

01   Le vin herbé (Part 1 Zurich 1940; complete Zurich 1942) (Bédier & cpsr)

02   Der Sturm (Vienna 1956) (cpsr)

03   Mystère de la Nativité, oratorio de Noël (Geneva 1959) (cpsr)

04   Monsieur de Pourseaugnac (Geneva 1963) (cpsr)