The Canterville Ghost (Getty opera)

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The Canterville Ghost is a one-act opera by Gordon Getty to the composers own libretto after the 1887 short story by Oscar Wilde. The opera was first performed in 2015 at Leipzig Opera, with Matthias Foremny conducting the Gewandhaus Orchestra. It was performed as a pair with his opera Usher House at the Centre for Contemporary Opera in New York in August 2017.[1]

Recording[]

  • Alexandra Hutton (soprano), Jean Broekhuizen (mezzo-soprano), Denise Wernly (mezzo-soprano), Rachel Marie Hauge (mezzo-soprano), Timothy Oliver (tenor), Jonathan Michie (baritone), Anooshah Golesorkhi (baritone), Matthew Trevino (bass) Oper Leipzig & Gewandhausorchester, Matthias Foremny. 1 SACD Pentatone

References[]

  1. ^ CCO Opens 35th Season with Premieres of Two Getty Operas Opera News Desk Aug. 3, 2017 The New York premieres and world premiere production of Gordon Getty's "Scare Pair," a double-bill by the San Francisco-based composer, pairs his two one act-operas -- Usher House and The Canterville Ghost -- together for the first time on October 19 and 21 (7:30pm) at The Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College
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