Semperoper Dresden to Present Local Premiere of Reimann’s ‘Die Gespenstersonate’

By David Salazar
(© Semperoper Dresden/Matthias Creutziger)

Semperoper Dresden is set to present the Dresden premiere of Reimann’s “Die Gespenstersonate” starting on Feb. 17, 2023.

The opera, which features a group of living and undead meeting for dinner, will be staged by Corinna Tetzel. The opera will star Sarah Alexandra Hudarew, Justyna Ołów, Jennifer Riedel, Eva Maria Summerer, Matthias Henneberg, Jürgen Müller, Philipp Nicklaus, Andrew Nolen, and Michael Pflumm. Yura Yong will conduct.

“Die Gespenstersonate” was originally adapted from a chamber play by August Strindberg. It premiered in Berlin in 1984. Reimann wrote the libretto in collaboration with Uwe Schendel.

The work will be presented through April 23, 2023 for a total of nine performances.

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