• Year of composition: 1918-1925
• Work category: Opera
• Text author: The composer
• First performed: 27 February 1927, the Royal Opera, Stockholm
• Duration: Approx. 120-180 min

Instrumentation

2.2*.2.2 / 3.3.3.1 / timp, 2 perc, hp, pno, cel / str,

Solo voices/choir

Solo voices: 1 soprano (Irmegard), 1 soprano, young (Elisiv), 1 treble/boy soprano (Emund), 1 mezzo-soprano (Rigmor), 1 mezzo-soprano, elder (Gudla), 1 tenor (Adils), 4 baritones (Bo Tungel, Knartan, Brian, Seved), 3 basses (Gorm, Wirdo, Toste)
Minor roles: 3 krigare, 4 vaktknektar, budbäraren, Rigmors tjänare [3 Servants, 4 Foot Soldiers/Guards, The Messenger, Rigmor’s Servants]
Female choir, S,S,A,A, (Ochlonnas huskvinnor [Ochlonna’s Female Servants])
Male choir, T.T.B.B (Fornfylkes tingmän, Adils krigshär [The members of the Fornfylke Thing (assembly), Adils’s Forces/Army]),
Mixed choir, S.A.T.B (Ochlonnas husfolk, Elisivs brudsvit, Hovfolk [Ochlonna’s Domestic Servants, Elisiv’s Bridal Party, Courtiers])

Location for score and part material

The Royal Opera, Stockholm

• Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket

Literature

Karlsson, Henrik: Wilhelm Peterson-Berger. Verkförteckning [List of works] (2004) [available at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket]

Description of work

Act I
Ochlonna’s hall
[Prelude], 2 pages in the piano–vocal score
Scene no. 1. Gudla, Toste, female choir, 14 pages in the piano–vocal score
Scene no. 2. Ochlonna, Gudla, 2 pages
Scene no. 3. Toste, Ochlonna, Bo, Elisiv, 12 pages
Scene no. 4. Bo, Ochlonna, Elisiv, 4 pages
Scene no. 5. Elisiv, Bo, 11 pages
Scene no. 6. Bo, Ochlonna, Elisiv, 3 pages
Scene no. 7. Elisiv, Ochlonna, 19 pages
Scene no. 8. Gudla, Ochlonna, Elisiv, 1 page
Scene no. 9. Rigmor, Ochlonna, Irmegard, Elisiv, Tjänaren [The Servant], 17 pages
Scene no. 10. Gorm, Ochlonna, Rigmor, Irmegard, 13 pages
Scene no. 11. Gorm, Ochlonna, Toste, Bo, Irmegard, Rigmor, Gudla, male choir, mixed choir, 8 pages
Scene no. 12. Gorm, male choir, 2 pages
Scene no. 13. Gorm, Kjartan, Elisiv, Toste, male choir, 5 pages
Scene no. 14. Emund, Ochlonna, Gudla, Toste, Gorm, Kjartan, Ochlonna, male choir, mixed choir, 6 pages

Act II
In front of King Adils’s summer residence
[Prelude], 3 pages
Scene no. 1. Seved, mixed choir, 3 pages
Scene no. 2. Adils, Kjartan, mixed choir, 9 pages
Scene no. 3. Intermezzo av kockar, kökspojkar och svenner [Interlude with cooks, garbage boys, and esquires] (instrumental), 2 pages
Scene no. 4. Adils, Kjartan, 6 pages
Scene no. 5. Hovfolket samlar sig åter etc [The Courtiers gather again] (instrumental), 2 pages
Scene no. 6. Adils, Budbäraren [The Messenger], 1 page
Scene no. 7. Adils, Elisiv, mixed choir, 7 pages
Scene no. 8. Bo, Gorm, 2 pages
Scene no. 9. Gorm, Seved, 2 pages
Scene no. 10. 3 krigare [3 Warriors], Gorm, 3 pages
Scene no. 11. Ochlonna, Gorm, 8 pages
Scene no. 12. Ochlonna, Bankettscen: Svärdsdans [Banquet scene: Sword dance], male choir, female choir, mixed choir, Seved, Elisiv, Adils
Scene no. 12 totalt 18 pages
Scene no. 13. Adils, Elisiv, 29 pages
Scene no. 14. Ochlonna, Adils, Elisiv, Kjartan, Brian, Gorm, Bo, Gudla, 3 krigare [3 Warriors], mixed choir, 11 pages

Act III
[Prelude], 1 page
Scene no. 1. 4 vaktknektar [4 Foot Soldiers/Guards], 2 pages
Scene no. 2. Brian, Adils, 3 pages
Scene no. 3. Kjartan, Adils, 8 pages
Scene no. 4. Kjartan, förste vaktknekten [1st/Principal Foot Soldier/Guard], 1 page
Scene no. 5. 4 vaktknektar [4 Foot Soldiers/Guards], 2 girl voices, 20 pages
Scene no. 6. Ochlonna, Elisiv, 2 pages
Scene no. 7. Adils, Elisiv, 15 pages
Scene no. 8. Elisiv, Adils, Ochlonna, Gorm, 10 pages
Scene no. 9. Brian, Elisiv, Ochlonna, Adils, Gorm, Kjartan, mixed choir, 4 pages
Scene no. 10. Wirdo, Adils, Gorm, Kjartan, mixed choir, male choir, female choir, 16 pages