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Gustaf Wasa

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Two men standing in full armor. They have on hats with feathers and are carrying swords
Emile Steinem as Kristan II and David Stockman as Gustav Eriksson in a production of Gustaf Wasa

Gustaf Wasa is an opera in three acts with music by Johann Gottlieb Naumann. The work uses a Swedish-language libretto by Johan Henrik Kellgren that is based on a draft crafted by King Gustavus III of Sweden. The plot of the opera details the events of the Swedish War of Liberation. It premiered at the Royal Swedish Opera (RSO) on 19 January 1786.[1] The RSO made a recording of the opera which was released on Virgin Classics in 1996.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Bertil H. van Boer] (2002). "Gustaf Wasa". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.O006189.
  2. ^ "Naumann Gustaf Wasa". Gramophone. March 1996.
  3. ^ "Recordings: Gustaf Wasa. Johann Gottlieb Naumann". The Opera Quarterly. 13 (1): 117. Autumn 1996.