Ivar Christian Hallström, born Stockholm, 5 June 1826, died in that city on 11 April 1901 was a Swedish composer, particularly of opera. [1]
Life
Although he learnt the piano, Hallström was self-taught as a composer. He studied law in Uppsala and in 1853 was appointed librarian to Prince Oscar which assisted him in advancing his career as a composer. His operas in collaboration with the librettist Frans Hedberg launched his operatic career, where he was particularly able to use Swedish folk tunes effectively. [1] Hallström introduced a flavour of Gallic wit into his light operas, many of them based on French libretti. [2] Fourteen operatic works survive.
He was one of the founding members of Sällskapet Idun, a men's association founded in Stockholm in 1862. [3]
After many years neglect, Hallström’s operas were revived, in Umeå in 1986 with Bergtagna, seen also at the York Early Music Festival in 1988, [1] Hertig Magnus at Vadstena in 1988 and 2000, also broadcast on Swedish television, [4] and Liten Karin in 1997, also at Vadstena, with Malena Ernman as Princess Cecilia. [5]
Compositions
- Hertig Magnus och sjöjungfrun (Duke Magnus and the mermaid) – romantic operetta
- Mjölnarvargen (after Le diable au moulin by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré) - operetta
- Den bergtagna (The bride of the mountain king) – romantic opera
- Vikingarne (The Vikings) – romantic opera
- Neaga - opera
- Per Svinaherde (Peter the swineherd) – fairy play
- Ett äfventyr i Skottland (An Adventure in Scotland) - ballet in two acts
- En dröm (A dream) - ballet in one act
References
- ^ a b c Wiklund A. Ivar Christian Hallström. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Macmillan, London and New York, 1997.
- ^ Horton J. Scandinavian Music: A Short History. Faber, London, 1963.
- ^ "Sällskapet Idun - ARKEN". Kungliga Biblioteket (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ^ List of productions at Vadstena
- ^ Guillaume Maijeur, "Vadstena – Wider horizons" in Opera, 1997 Annual Festival Issue, p. 127
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