"Saul and David" redirects here. For the painting of that title, see Saul and David (painting).
Saul og David
Opera by Carl Nielsen
Carl Nielsen at a performance of Saul and David in Stockholm in 1931
Librettist
Einar Christiansen
Language
Danish
Based on
Saul and David
Premiere
28 November 1902 (1902-11-28)
Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen
Saul og David (Saul and David) is the first of the two operas by the Danish composer Carl Nielsen. The four-act libretto, by Einar Christiansen, tells the Biblical story of Saul's jealousy of the young David, taken from the Book of Samuel. The first performance was at the Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen, on 28 November 1902.
The opera is one of Denmark's most important musical works for the theatre but it is difficult to stage as the dramatic episodes are often separated by longer, less dynamic sequences. The choral scenes are certainly among the opera's highlights. The music, which is both dramatic and lyrical, is free of any late Romantic effects. This might, however, explain why the work has not gained wider popularity.[1]
^Gerhard Schepelern, Operabogen, vol. 1, Nordisk Forlag, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 344–345. (in Danish) ISBN 87-00-19464-6.
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