Snöfrid, Op. 29, is a melodrama or "improvisation for narrator, mixed choir and orchestra" by Jean Sibelius. He completed it in 1900 on a text by Viktor Rydberg. It was first performed in Helsinki on 20 October 1900, with the Orchestra of the Helsinki Philharmonic Society, conducted by Robert Kajanus.
Librettist | Viktor Rydberg |
Date of composition | 1900 |
Premiered | 1900, October 20th |
First published | 1929 |
Type | Melodrama |
Catalogue | Op. 29 |
Spoken language | Finnish |
Instruments |
Narrator, Recitant, Speaker
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Jean Sibelius: Snöfrid, Op. 29 "Improvisation for Reciter, Chorus and Orchestra" Jean Sibelius: Snöfrid, Op. 29 "Improvisation for Reciter, Chorus and Orchestra" Jean Sibelius: Snöfrid, Op. 29 "Improvisation for Reciter, Chorus and Orchestra" |