Sarah Nemtsov

Sarah Nemtsov (née Reuter, born 28 May 1980) is a German composer.

More recently, her compositions are a combination of the styles of classical and music theater.

She studied composition under Nigel Osborne and Johannes Schöllhorn, and oboe under Klaus Becker at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover.

At the Universität der Künste Berlin, she continued her oboe studies under Burkhard Glaetzner, and her composition at post-graduate level with Walter Zimmermann, where she graduated with distinction.

In 2009 she received a scholarship from the Wilfried Steinbrenner Foundation, and in 2011, she was a fellow at Villa Serpentara (Italy).

Premiered in on January 20, 2006, Alte Zeche, Barsinghausen, (original version);24 Nov 2009, Hubert-Burda-Saal, Munich (revised version) Full-length opera in five acts with prologue and epilogue.

Libretto by the composer, after Livre des Questions by Edmond Jabès.