Kristina fran Duvemala - does she have any fans here?

I've been listening to the complete recording over the past few days and fallen in love with it. I know nothing else about it, but an English language production would be great! Certain parts (especially the choral sections) sound a little like Chess but this is much more operatic in it's size and scale.

If you want a run down of the plot etc, try the link below


Stacy's Musical Village

It's beautiful. I do think they need to remove the few rock elements of the show. The folk-classical score, which encompasses most of the show, is breathtaking!

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Kristina has one of the most glorious scores ever written. Helen Sjoholm(the leading lady) is simply breath taking in the recording(and to think she was only 25!!) I don't know how well it would work over here, considering its about a 4 hour show, but i would love to see it.

I adore this musical. Last I heard it was going to Minnesota, followed by Broadway. I am happy to sit through a 4 hours musical, but I can imagine some people finding this too long! If it does come to broadway, I will be flying to NY from London to see it! Especially if Helen Sjoholm is in it, who I just LOVE! She is the best thing ever to come from Sweden.

If anyone has any news, keep us updated!!

I wish I'd known about Kristina when it was on in Sweden. T'is only a short flight from the Uk! Seriously, anybody who hasn't heard this musical, DO! Yes, it is all in Swedish, but that is perhaps a good thing - the songs don't get boring!

I love Helen Sjoholm, I really do!

ps, if anybody wants me to send them a taster mp3 from this musical, just ask, and I'll send one over.

Updated On: 1/25/06 at 02:12 PM

**Of course, here in the U.S. the musicians' unions would bankrupt a show running more than 3 hours. I don't blame them though. Heaven forbid the orchestra members should have to work more than 3 hours a day for their $100,000 a year. **

Ah...not quite. :)

I work 12 hours a day and don't even come close to that number. As a matter of fact I posted a thread about finding a good day job. And of all the musicians I know in 802, only *3* are currently in a situation where they have a seemingly long term gig, but no guarantees. Most of my co-horts in 802 are temping right now and barely making ends meet. Maybe Sondheim makes that amount of money a year, but most musicians don't.

As for the orchestra size, IMWO, there is no pit big enough on Broadway to handsomely compliment this score regardless, unless you do it at Radio City in concert. I was always bummed about the smaller size pit that did the Broadway run of Chess, because it just couldn't capture the majesty of the London Symphony Orchestra, but you can only fit so many musicians under the stage. Then again, it's the producers that keep pits small, not the Union, they have a hard enough time just to keep humans working, that is unless, you truly want to hear a tape in the house every night. But that's another dead horse of a topic that's already been long beaten. :)

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More info here...

Had not heard about Alice Ripley until today!
http://www.icethesite.com/kristinanews.htm

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