Act 1:
I ved snildt, at belagge eders ord (Knut)
Vel var det, han gik. (Margit)
Margit, Margit, han kommer (Signe)
Men salsomme tanker steg op herinde (Signe)
Gudmund Alfson skulde komme hidt? (Margit)
Margit, kare Margit! (Gudmund)
Engang var I mig begge sa blide(Gudmund)
Fredlos! Du Gudmund! (Margit)
Du ved, jeg var i de franske riger (Gudmund)
Hvor blid denne sommerdag er, (Margit)

Act 2:
Lad fedlen klingeved strengeklang (Chorus)
A tal! Bliv ved! Lad mig lytte dertil(Signe)
I stuen er bade gammen og glade (Margit)
At jeg var huldren som sidder i lien (Margit)
Det var sig en frue og dertil en svend(Margit)
Gudmund Alfson! Vent(Knut)
Ah! hende var det! Nej! Nej! (Margit)
Herude, herude skal gildet sta (Chorus)
Ak! jeg har glemt dem alle tilhobe (Margit)
Nasten er jeg bange for, det vil lidet hue jer(Margit)

Act 3:
Forspil Guds fred da, og vel modt igen pa Solhaug (Bengt)
I morgen sa drager vel Gudmund herfra (Margit)
Se sadet var et gilde som vil sporges ud (Bengt)
Knut Gassling bejlede jo ogsa efter Signe (Bengt)
Det ma da sa vare! (Signe)
Nej stands! Dette bager skulde jag kende. (Gudmund)
Der kommer de... Fru Margit! (House-Carl

Knut)
I kongens navn og arend soger jeg eder (The Messenger)
Skarmende engel, fromme og milde (Margit);

A truly great discovery! Here is the first and foremost Swedish Romantic opera. Writen probably in a frenzy of love. Stenhammar was very young when he wrote this opera. Probably one can discover a lot of Wagner in this opera with all its leitmotifs. What is truly remarkable is that Stenhammar already at this young age had found completely his personal style. It is for me unbelieble that this wonderful work has been performed so seldom in Sweden. Just listen to the remarkable folk music inspired second act and the gripping end. The music here raises above the local drama and becomes something broadly humane about love and relationships. Should be heard at opera houses around the world. I hope this first recording ever will lead to this.

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Lyrical drama in three acts after the play Gildet paa Solhaug by Henrik Ibsen. Recording: De Geer-salen Norrkoping, August 2015