Composers and their stage works 


 

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

Norwegian novelist, poet and dramatist. (1832 - 1910)

Stage Works

Unless otherwise stated the plays were first performed in Christiania (now Oslo).

  1. Mellem slagene (Between the Battles) Historical drama, 1 act. Published 1857. Produced Christiania Theatre, Oct. 27, 1857.
  2. Halte Hulda (Lame Hulda). Historical drama, 3 acts; verse. Published 1858. Produced Copenhagen, Royal Theatre.
  3. Kong Sverre (King Sverre). Historical drama, 3 acts; verse. Published 1861. Produced Norske Theatre, Oct. 9, 1861.
  4. Sigurd Slembe (Sigurd the Bad). Dramatic trilogy, 3 acts; verse. Written 1862. Produced Trondheim Theatre, Sept. 30, 1863; Christiania Theatre, Aug. 27, 1865.
  5. Maria Stuart i Skotland (Mary Stuart in Scotland). Historical drama, 5 acts. Published 1864. Produced Christiania Theatre, Mar. 29, 1867.
  6. De nygifte (The Newlyweds). Play, 2 acts. Published 1865. Produced Copenhagen, Royal Theatre, Nov. 23, 1865; Christiania Theatre, Dec. 20, 1865.
  7. Sigurd Jorsalfar (Sigurd the Crusader). Play, 3 acts. Published 1872.
  8. En fallit (A Bankruptcy). Play, 4 acts. Written 1874. Published 1875. Produced Stockholm, Nya Theatre, Jan. 19, 1875; Christiania Theatre, Apr. 28, 1875.
  9. Redaktoren (The Editor). Play, 4 acts. Published 1875. Produced Stockholm, Nya Theatre, Feb. 17, 1875; Christiania, Mellergatens Theatre, Apr. 28, 1875.
  10. Kongen (The King). Play; prologue and epilogue, 4 acts. Published 1877. Produced National Theatre, Sept. 11, 1902.
  11. Det ny system (The New System). Play, 5 acts. Published 1879. Produced Berlin, Residenztheater, Dec. 19, 1878; Christiania Theatre, Feb. 17, 1886.
  12. Leonarda. Play, 4 acts. Published 1879. Produced Christiania Theatre, Apr. 22, 1879.
  13. En handske (A Gauntlet). Play. Published 1883. Produced Hamburg, Stadttheater, Oct. 11, 1883; Christiania Theatre, October, 1886.
  14. Over aevne, I (Beyond Our Power, I). Play. Published 1883. Produced Stockholm, Nya Theatre, Jan. 3, 1886; Paris, Théâtre de l'Oeuvre, 1894; Christiania, National Theatre, Oct. 21, 1899.
  15. Geografi og kjaerlighed (Love and Geography). Play, 3 acts. Published 1885. Produced Christiania Theatre, Oct. 21, 1885.
  16. Over aevne, II (Beyond Our Power, II). Play, 4 acts. Published 1895. Produced Christiania Theatre, Dec. 23, 1895.
  17. Paul Lange og Tora Parsberg (Paul Lange and Tora Parsberg). Play, 3 acts. Published 1898. Produced Copenhagen, Dagmar Theatre, Apr. 28, 1901; Christiania, National Theatre, Sept. 6, 1901.
  18. Laboremus. Play, 3 acts. Published 1901. Produced National Theatre, Apr. 29, 1901.
  19. Paa Storhove (At Storhove). Drama, 3 acts. Published 1902. Produced National Theatre, Nov. 4, 1902.
  20. Daglannet (Dag's Farm). Play, 4 acts. Published 1904. Produced National Theatre, Aug. 31, 1905.
  21. Naar den ny vin blomstrer (When the New Wine Blooms). Play, 3 acts. Published 1909. Produced National Theatre, Sept. 29, 1909.