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 (1930).
| Die Gespenstersonate | |
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| Opera by Aribert Reimann | |
 The composer in 2010 | |
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| Language | German |
| Based on | The Ghost Sonata by August Strindberg |
| Premiere | |
Premiere
World premiere by the Deutsche Oper Berlin at the Hebbel Theater in Berlin with the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie and Ensemble Modern featured:
- Der Alte – Hans Günther Nöcker
- Die Mumie – Martha Mödl
- Der Oberst – Horst Hiestermann
- Der Student Arkenholz – David Knutson
- Das Fräulein – Gudrun Sieber
- Johansson – Donald Grobe
- Bengtsson – William Dooley
- Die Dunkle Dame – Barbara Scherler
- Die Köchin – Kaja Borris
A video of the premiere was released on DVD by Arthaus
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