The Ghost of Canterville
The Ghost of Canterville (also The Canterville Ghost, Russian: Кантервильское привидение – Kantervíl’skoye privedénie, however usually spelt as Кентервильское привидение – Kentervíl’skoye privedénie; French: Le fantôme de Canterville), an opera by the Russian composer Alexander Knayfel’ (Russian: Кнайфель; Alexandre Knaifel, Knayfel) in seven scenes with prologue for basso profondo and light soprano with chamber orchestra.
Composed in 1965-1966 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. Duration: 90 minutes.
Singers and Orchestration
Singers: 6 sopranos, 2 boy sopranos, 4 mezzo sopranos, alto, tenor, 2 baritones, basso
Orchestration: flute, oboe, 2 clarinets (piccolo and basso), contrabassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, timpani, 4 percussion players (2 bells, block, xylophone, flexatone, piano(celesta), organ(may be on tape), strings.
The score is printed by Sovetsky Kompozitor, Leningrad 1977
Premiere
- a) February 26, 1974 (with the subsequent performances on November 30, and December 15, 1974) in Leningrad, the House of Composers. Chamber Orchestra of Conservatoire, conducter L.Gelgrud.
- b) March 3 and 4 1980 in London, BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky.
Recordings
CD: Harmonia Mundi / Saison Russe. Le Chant du monde , 1991. Le fantôme de Canterville (The Canterville Ghost). The operatic scenes inspired by Oscar Wilde. Moscow Theater "Forum" Orchestra, Stanislav Suleymanov (bass), Tatiana Monogarova (soprano), Alexander Levental (organ), conductor Mikhail Yurovski.
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