Jacopo Foroni: Cristina Regina di Svezia, Overture It is difficult to call this opera anything else. The story in short: Jacopo Foroni (1825 - 1858) arrived here 1849 from Italy. He became somewhat of a pioneer at the Stockholm Opera. In the short span of his life he managed to raise the level of the performances and writing some absolutely stunning operatic music! This opera is based on a rather twisted version of Queen Cristina's life. And stunning the music is. It forms no less than a bridge between Donizetti and early Verdi. It is just too bad that the composer died far too early in cholera. Please do note that this is a complete studio recording. With the right kind of support, this kind of recording is still possible to make. It has been a massive undertaking. Every second recorded though was worth it. You are soon to discover. All the best and a lot of seasonal greetings. -Bo In January 1849, while conducting a variety of Italian operas at 'the smaller theatre scene' in Stockholm for the Vincenzo Galli opera company, Jacopo Foroni started his work on the opera build on Cristina, queen of Sweden. This was primarily to introduce himself to Swedish audiences but was also a tribute to the monarch who had abdicated, converted to Catholicism, and left her homeland for Italy. The opera is about Queen Cristina's abdication and tells the story in five scenes. (Love, Marriage, Conspiracy, The Lost dream, Abdication) In true 19th century fashion, the cause of the abdication was not her conversion to catholicism but her love of Magnus Gabriele and the future King Carl Gustav (From Sterling Site) Good Listening by MikoNatt! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lHgsz0Frw4

Julius Fucik - Uncle Teddy Op. 239 Good listening by MikoNatt ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2gH9vJYVEc

Josef Strauss - Neckerei (Banter), Polka mazur, Op. 262 (1869) Link to the previous compositionsby Josef Strauss (Eislauf, Polka Schnell, Op.261): https://youtu.be/84vmSK3Mja4 Good listening by MikoNatt ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFZs1To9pDI

... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84vmSK3Mja4