Heinrich Sutermeister

Heinrich Sutermeister (12 August 1910 – 16 March 1995) was a Swiss composer, most famous for his opera Romeo und Julia.

Life and career Sutermeister was born in Feuerthalen. Orff thereafter remained a powerful influence on his music. Returning to Switzerland in the mid-1930s, Sutermeister devoted his life to composition. He wrote some works for the radio, starting with Die schwarze Spinne in 1936, before turning later to television opera. His most successful stage work was Romeo und Julia, premiered in Dresden in 1940 under Karl Böhm.

He was the brother of Hans Martin Sutermeister. Their grandfather was the folklorist Otto Sutermeister.

He died in Vaux-sur-Morges. Omnia ad Unum, cantata, 1965–66 Cello Concerto No. 2, 1971 Te Deum, 1975 Clarinet Concerto, 1975–76 Consolatio philosophiae, 'Scène dramatique', 1979