Kristina fran Duvemala

[Jim Colyer]

ABBA members, Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus, wrote and staged a Swedish musical in the 1990s. Kristina fran Duvemala is about the first Swedish emigrants to come to the United States in the 1850s. This is heavy stuff. Kristina is 4 hours long and in Swedish. It is Swedish folk music. Kristina was a hit in Stockholm from 1995 through 1999. Benny & Bjorn's dream now is to get a shorter English version to New York and Broadway. This is taking time and a lot of work. Kristina is based on 4 classic Swedish novels by author Vilhelm Moberg. They were made into films starring Max von Sydow and Liv Ullman. I write about Kristina fran Duvemala at my website.

The Emigrants (Synopsis of Vilhelm Moberg novels) http://jimcolyer.com/papers/entry?id=56

The Emigrants (Swedish film) http://jimcolyer.com/papers/entry?id=33

The New Land (Swedish film) http://jimcolyer.com/papers/entry?id=34

Kristina fran Duvemala (Swedish musical) http://jimcolyer.com/papers/entry?id=32

Edited May 22, 2005 by Jim Colyer