| Der Sturm | |
| Composer: | Frank Martin |
| Based On: | Shakespeare's The Tempest |
| Language: | German |
| Premiere Location: | Vienna State Opera |
(The Tempest) is a German-language opera in three acts and an epilogue by the Swiss composer Frank Martin to a libretto based on the Schlegel/Tieck German translation of Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Martin's only opera was premiered at the Vienna State Opera on 17 June 1956. The role of Prospero was conceived for Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, but illness prevented him from participating.[1] Casaglia lists Fischer-Dieskau in the role of Sebastian, but a playbill for the premiere lists in that role.[2]
The word setting is through-composed parlando, with few set pieces, most of which belong to Prospero.
| Prospero | bass | Eberhard Wächter | |
| Miranda | soprano | Christa Ludwig | |
| Alonso | bass | Frederick Guthrie | |
| Sebastian | baritone | (see note above) | |
| Antonio | tenor | László Szemere | |
| Gonzalo | bass | Frederick Guthrie | |
| Ferdinand | tenor | Anton Dermota | |
| Adrian | tenor | Murray Dickie | |
| Caliban | bass | ||
| Trinculo | tenor | Anton Dermota | |
| Stephano | baritone | ||
| Sailor | baritone | Viktor Madin | |
| Ariel | dancer | ||
| Iris, Ceres, Juno, Nymphs, Reapers | ballet | ||
| Sailors | male choir | ||