Petrus de Dacia was performed for the last time in the romantic St. Nicolai church ruin in Visby on the 10 August 1990, and under the trademark "Ruinspelet" was the Gotlandic summer vacation's musical highpoint for thousands of visitors from all over the world, for over 50 years. Even though the composer, conductor and director Friedrich Mehler, purely on a confessional basis, avoided the operatic label on his artistic life's works, it can now, 30 years after the originator's death and 753 performances, surely be considered the most performed Swedish opera of all time.

Tracklist:

Ruinspelets Tillblivelse
2 Gotländska Sånger: No. 1, Sju Orchidéer - No. 2, Du Är Min
Petrus De Dacia (Reconstr. 1952) [Excerpts]: Prologue [Live]
Petrus De Dacia (Reconstr. 1952) [Excerpts]: Hjälp, Hjälp, Förbarmande! Hjälp! [Live]
Petrus De Dacia (Reconstr. 1952) [Excerpts]: Är VI Inte Framme Snart? [Live]
Petrus De Dacia (Reconstr. 1952) [Excerpts]: Act 2 Intermezzo [Live]
Petrus De Dacia (Reconstr. 1952) [Excerpts]: Maria, All Min Tanke, All Min Tro Du Är [Live]
Petrus De Dacia (Reconstr. 1952) [Excerpts]: Min Son, Hur Härligt Gläds Jag Åt [Live]
Petrus De Dacia (Reconstr. 1961) [Excerpts]: Prologue [Live]
Petrus De Dacia (Reconstr. 1961) [Excerpts]: Emedan Stommeln Ej Låg Långt Från Vägen [Live]
Petrus De Dacia (Excerpts): Prologue [Live In Visby, 1975]
Petrus De Dacia (Excerpts): Hjälp, Hjälp, Förbarmande! Hjälp!" [Live In Visby, 1975]
Petrus De Dacia (Excerpts): Kom, Speleman! [Live In Visby, 1975]
Petrus De Dacia (Excerpts): Mater, Mater Dei Beata [Live In Visby, 1975]
Petrus De Dacia (Excerpts): Act 2 Intermezzo [Live In Visby, 1975]
Petrus De Dacia (Excerpts): Emedan Stommeln Ej Låg Långt Från Vägen [Live In Visby, 1975]
Petrus De Dacia (Excerpts): Act 3 Intermezzo [Live In Visby, 1975]
Petrus De Dacia (Excerpts): Min Son, Hur Härligt Gläds Jag Åt [Live In Visby, 1975]

UPC: 7391782219333
Label: Caprice
Release Date: 9.17.21
Format: CD

Mehler - Petrus De Dacia (3pk) (3 CD)