Ran (opera) explained

Ran is a 1903 Swedish-language opera in three acts by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger. Titled after the sea goddess Ran, the subject and Wagnerian influence precedes his better known opera on Nordic legend Arnljot.^[1] Successful in its day, the piano reduction of "Danslek" (playful dance) is the only excerpt remembered today.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Johanna Laakkonen Canon and Beyond: Edvard Fazer and the Imperial Russian ... 2009 p 128 Peterson - Berger's position as a critic of Dagens Nyheter also tells us about the practice of dance being reviewed by ... Following in Wagner's footsteps, he used Nordic mythology in his operas, of which Ran (1903) and Arnljot (1910) ...
2. John H. Yoell The Nordic Sound: Explorations Into the Music of Denmark, ... 1974 p 182 DANSLEK FROM “ RAN ” (Playful Dance from “ Ran ”) (1900) A trite but tuneful tidbit from one of Peterson - Berger ' s ... Because of a heroic theme and frequent revivals, Arnljot leads all others in the claim for Sweden ' s “ national opera ."