Bernd Alois Zimmermann looked to the example of Berg's Wozzeck for his only opera Die Soldaten (1965), and Aribert Reimann continued the tradition of expressionism with his Shakespearean Lear (1978).
Bernd Alois Zimmermann så hen til Bergs Wozzeck for inspiration til sin eneste opera Die Soldaten (1965), og Aribert Reimann fortsatte den ekspressionistiske tradition med sin shakespearske opera, Lear (1978).