Q. Is there a CD of the music from 'Kristina från Duvemåla'?
There are two versions of the music available on CD. The first is the 3-CD Box Set - Den Kompletta Utgåvan which purports to be the complete score. In fact, there are a few short pieces of incidental music that are not included. However, to balance things slightly, it should be noted that there is a song (Kamfer Och Lavendel) on the CD set which was dropped from later performances of the show.
The box set comes with a booklet containing all the lyrics and quite a few pictures from the original production.
In addition to the 3-CD set is a 'Highlights' package on one CD, called '16 Favoriter' featuring 16 selections from the 3CD Box Set, including the single release version of 'Guldet blev till sand'
by Peter Jöback which differs slightly from the box set version.
Q. Where can I buy the original Kristina 3CD Box Set?
You can buy the box set in most shops specialising in theatre music, such as
Dress Circle in the UK,
Footlight in the USA or German online store
Sound of Music. You can also order from
Amazon.com
Q. Where can I buy the highlights CD?
The '16 Favoriter' CD can be bought at the shops mentioned in the previous answer, including
Dress Circle in the UK who ship worldwide, as far as I know.
Q. When did 'Kristina från Duvemåla' originally open?
The show's premiere was at the Malmö Musikteater on October 7, 1995.
Q. Where can I buy the English version on CD?
There is currently no English recording of the show.
Q. When will the show open on Broadway?
Now, isn't that the question we'd all like an answer to?! The workshop cast were told that rehearsals would start in late 2007, opening in Minneapolis in the autumn and transferring to Broadway in spring 2008.
Obviously this is not going to happen. The latest news is of a hoped-for official concert version to be held in New York in the autumn of 2008.
Q. Is there a DVD of 'Kristina från Duvemåla'?
There is no DVD of the show, which isn't to say that it wasn't filmed! The show was filmed for archival purposes but the standard is reported to have been not of broadcast quality. The New York workshop cast of Kristina were shown snippets of this recording. It is believed that a small section of the show recording was the Kristina excerpt used in the ABBA DVD 'The Winner Takes It All'.
Q. Can I hear any original Kristina song samples online?
You can! Excerpts from the following songs via the producer's site:
Min lust till dej - Anders Ekborg and Helen Sjöholm
Du måste finnas - Helen Sjöholm
