Natanael Berg (1879−1957)

Genoveva, opera i fyra akter [opera in four acts]

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Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4

  • Year of composition: 1945
  • Work category: Opera
  • Text author: Natanael Berg after the tragedy 'Genoveva' (1843) by Friedrich Hebbel (1813-1863). German translation by Fritz Tutenberg (1902-1967)
  • First performed: 25 October, 1947 at the Kungliga Teatern [Royal Theatre/Opera]
    Erik Sundquist (Greve Siegfried [Count Siegfried]), Lilly Furlin (Genoveva), Gösta Björling (Golo), Georg Svedenbrant (Balthasar), Anders Näslund (Drago), Leon Björker (Kaspar), Folke Jonsson (Hans), Gunnar Källsing (Klaus), Hugo Hasslo (En målare [A Painter]), Margareta Bergström (Katarina, Golos amma [Golo’s Wet nurse]), Göta Allard (Margareta, hennes syster [Her Sister]), Åke Collett (Eugen), Mariane Orlando (Smärterik, Genovevas son [Genoveva’s son]), Sven-Erik Jacobsson (En hövitsman [A General]).
    Kungliga Hovkapellet [the Orchestra of the Royal Opera]. Members of the Kungliga Baletten [The Royal Swedish Ballet]. Conductor: Herbert Sandberg
  • Duration: Approx. 120-180 min
  • Detailed duration: 2 hours 50 minutes ((according to the programme from the premiere; probably including interval/-s)

Instrumentation

3*.3*.3*.3*. / 4.2.3.1 / timp, perc / str
picc, cor angl, bass clar, dbn

Solo voices/choir

Solo voices: 1 soprano (Genoveva), 1 boy or girl soprano (Smärterik, 7 years old), 2 mezzo-sopranos (Katarina, Margareta), 1 tenor (Golo), 5 baritones (Siegfried, Balthasar, Drago, The Painter, Read more

Examples of printed editions

The libretto is available at Musik- och teaterbiblioteket, location mark C 9524:3 (online catalogue)

Location for score and part material

Score, piano reduction, and parts are available at Stim/Svensk musik

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: Score and piano reduction in autograph can ba found in the Natanael Berg deposition

Literature

Ralf, Klas: Kungliga teatern. Repertoar 1773-1973 [The Royal Theatre/Opera. Repertoire 1773-1973; in Swedish, only]. Stockholm (1974)

Description of work

Act 1
Sal i greve Siegfrieds slott, Pfalz. 700-talet [A great hall in Count Siegfried’s castle, The Palatinate (Pfalz). 8th Century].
Första tablån [First scene]. Siegfried, hövitsmännen [The Read more

Links

Score example (10 pages) available at Stim/Svensk musik


Libretto/text

Så friskt och kallt, en aning som av frost ... (Siegfried)