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Die Fastnachtsbeichte (opera)

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Die Fastnachtsbeichte
Opera by Giselher Klebe
The composer in 2008
TranslationCarnival Confession
LibrettistLore Klebe
LanguageGerman
Based onDie Fastnachtsbeichte
by Carl Zuckmayer
Premiere
20 December 1983 (1983-12-20)

Die Fastnachtsbeichte, op. 90, (Carnival Confession) is an opera in two acts by Giselher Klebe. His wife, Lore Klebe, wrote the libretto based on the novella of the same name by Carl Zuckmayer.

The opera premiered on 20 December 1983 at the Staatstheater Darmstadt, directed by Kurt Horres and conducted by Hans Drewanz.