Snöfrid

Snöfrid
Melodrama by Jean Sibelius
The composer (c. 1900)
Opus29
Text
LanguageSwedish
Composed1900 (1900)
PublisherHansen (1929)
Duration13 mins.
Premiere
Date20 October 1900 (1900-10-20)
LocationHelsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland
ConductorJean Sibelius
Performers

Snöfrid, Op. 29, is a melodrama or "improvisation for narrator, mixed choir and orchestra" by Jean Sibelius. He completed it in 1900 on a text by Viktor Rydberg. It was first performed in Helsinki on 20 October 1900, with the Orchestra of the Helsinki Philharmonic Society, conducted by the composer.