his opera "stallerhof", to a libretto of franz xaver kroetz based on his own play, was premiered at the first munich biennale in 1988, as a co-production with the staatstheater wiesbaden. ulf schirmer conducted the premiere at the kongresssaal of deutsches museum. the play "stallerhof", a dialect play on a taboo subject matter, was premiered in 1972. a review of the opera in a production of the theater luzern remarks: kroetz's stallerhof is a work about inability to communicate, which opens space for music. gerd kühr's music serves the function of expressing the feelings and situations in which people find themselves. with a fairly large chamber orchestra he provides a rich tapestry of colours and motives. there is expressionist music, which brings to mind. the inarticulacy and exploitation suffered by wozzeck.