Die Gespenstersonate


Die Gespenstersonate is a 1984 German-language opera by Aribert Reimann to a libretto by the composer and Uwe Schendel after August Strindberg's play The Ghost Sonata. Strindberg's play also inspired another opera, Die Gespenstersonate by Julius Weismann.

Premiere

World premiere by the Deutsche Oper Berlin at the Hebbel-Theater Berlin with the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie and Ensemble Modern featured:
A video of the premiere was released on DVD by Arthaus