King Harald's Saga · Opera
Songs in King Harald's Saga
This page features the songs from King Harald's Saga. Song cards link to details such as style, context, vocal notes, and audition cut suggestions when available. Explore the list below to access song guides.
Act One
- Spoken Introduction
- Aria ‘I, Harald, by the grace of almighty God’ - Harald
- Fanfare - Harald
- Aria ‘Hail, Take, Kill’ - Tostig
Act 2
- Spoken Introduction
- Aria: ‘Sleep Harald sleep on’ - St Olaf
- Aria: ‘Put out to sea’ - Harald
- Duet: ‘Farewell, farewell’ - Elizabeth, Thora
Act 3
- Spoken Introduction
- Chorus: ‘We gladly leave for Harald’ - The Norwegian Army
- Recitative: ‘O Sit! O Harald’ - Messenger
- Aria: ‘Side by side the armies fought’ - Soldier
Epilogue
- Spoken Introduction
- Recitative ‘I have seen this all before’ - Icelandic Sage
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number.