Kristina From Duvemala

The Cast

From left: Benny Andersson (Music), Lars Rudolfsson (Book), Björn Ulvaeus (Lyrics), Peter Jöback (Robert), Helen Sjöholm (Kristina), Åsa Bergh (Ulrika) and Anders Ekborg (Karl Oskar).

This synopsis was written by Jason Swann from the USA, based on the four Emigrant novels written by Vilhelm Moberg, on which Kristina is based. It was translated from the English version by Naomi Saito.

The original purpose of this synopsis was to fill in blanks that are not included in the CD booklet for the Swedish recording of Kristina from Duvemala. The musical version is slightly different to the books, and the order of some of the events has been changed. This synopsis, however, is to help the listener understand the musical, so it is presented in the musical order of events.

The main characters in the books is Karl Oskar, Kristina's husband, unlike the musical where Kristina is the main character. The books begin with a history of Korpamoen and end with Karl Oskar's death in the 1890's, some thirty years after Kristina's death in 1862. Each group of text explains what happens before and during the song listed after the text.

I would like to thank Jason for giving me permission to use his synopsis, and to Naomi for translating this synopsis into Japanese. You did a great job.

Kristina from Duvemala