(Pride and Prejudice) is a three-act opéra comique by Daniel Nelson, to a libretto by Swedish playwright (born 1968) based on the popular 1813 English novel by Jane Austen.Stolthet och fördom, work details at Svensk Musik; accessed 20 April 2017
The piece was written in 2010 to 2011 for the opera festival at Vadstena. Before the premiere the composer expressed his view of the work as an operetta in the sense that "a direct and immediate communication with an audience" is planned.Entry for Vadstena, 21 July to 7 August 2011. Opera, Festivals 2011, p. 123. One reviewer of the premiere noted musical influences of Michel Legrand and Igor Stravinsky in the score.Operaversionen stannar på ytan by Lennart Bromander. Aftonbladet, 28 July 2015 (Swedish)]; accessed 20 April 2017.
The premiere took place on 21 July 2011, at Vadstena Castle, Sweden, with conducting soloists and the Vadstena Academy Opera Orchestra. A small ensemble is used: one flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, trumpet, a harp, piano, and strings and one percussionist.
Roles RoleVoice typePremiere cast, 21 July 2011Information page on the opera, with full synopsis accessed 25 February 2015(Conductor: David Björkman)LizzysopranoElisabeth MeyerMr. DarcybaritoneJohn KinellLydiasopranoSofie AsplundMr. WickhamtenorMartin VanbergCharlottemezzo-sopranoSara P ErikssonMr. CollinsbaritoneThomas SeppMrs. BennetaltoHélène KimbladMr. Bennetbass-baritoneMikael AxelssonJanesopranoMagdalena RisbergMr. BingleytenorJesper Säll
The plot follows closely that in the novel, although some characters (Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Mary Bennet) do not appear.
Nine video extracts from the first production have been uploaded by the composer to YouTube.Section of YouTube with short video excerpts from Stolthet och fördom; accessed 25 February 2015
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