' (''Pride and Prejudice'') is a three-act opéra comique by Daniel Nelson, to a

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by Swedish playwright (born 1968) based on the popular 1813 English novel by

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. The piece was written in 2010 to 2011 for the opera festival at Vadstena. Before the premiere the composer expressed his view of the work as an

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in the sense that "a direct and immediate communication with an audience" is planned. One reviewer of the premiere noted musical influences of Michel Legrand and

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in the score. The premiere took place on 21 July 2011, at Vadstena Castle, Sweden, with conducting soloists and the Vadstena Academy Opera Orchestra. A small ensemble is used: one flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, trumpet, a harp, piano, and strings and one percussionist.

Roles

The plot follows closely that in the novel, although some characters (

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, Mary Bennet) do not appear. Nine video extracts from the first production have been uploaded by the composer to YouTube.Section of YouTube with short video excerpts from ''Stolthet och fördom''
accessed 25 February 2015

References

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