The Canterville Ghost (opera)

Alexander Knaifel in Sortavala, August 1982
To be distinguished from the Russian rock-opera by Valentin Dubovskoy

The Canterville Ghost (also The Ghost of Canterville, Russian: Кантервильское привидение – Kantervíl’skoye privedénie, however usually spelt as Кентервильское привидение – Kentervíl’skoye prividénie; French: Le fantôme de Canterville, German: Das Gespenst von Canterville), an opera by the Russian composer Alexander Knaifel (Russian: Кнайфель) in three acts for 18 singers and chamber orchestra, also in an abridged version for two soloists and chamber orchestra.[1]

Composed in 1965–66 to the libretto by Tatiana Kramarova after "The Canterville Ghost" by Oscar Wilde. Text Russian (translated into English by V. Paperno. Dedicated to Rein Laul.

Also: Romantic Scenes from the Opera – in seven scenes with prologue for basso profondo and light soprano with chamber orchestra (shorter version). Duration: 90 minutes.

Cast, Orchestra

Shorter version:

The score is printed by Sovetsky Kompozitor, Leningrad 1977

Full version:

Premiere

Recordings

References

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