''Modehandlerskan'' (''The Modiste'' or ''The Dressmaker'') is a three-act operetta by

Franz Berwald Franz Adolf Berwald (23 July 1796 – 3 April 1868) was a Swedish Romantic composer and violinist. He made his living as an orthopedist and later as the manager of a saw mill and glass factory, and became more appreciated as a composer after ...

, to a libretto by the composer and others. The piece was written in Elfvik in 1843. Excerpts were first performed at the

Royal Swedish Opera Royal Swedish Opera () is an opera and ballet company based in Stockholm, Sweden. Location and environment The building is located in the centre of Sweden's capital, Stockholm, in the borough of Norrmalm (borough), Norrmalm, on the eastern si ...

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on 26 March 1845 (described by ''New Grove'' as 'a fiasco'), with a vocal score being published that year. The overture was recorded for CD in 1995 by the St Petersburg Hermitage Orchestra conducted by Mats Liljefors.

Sources

Layton R, Van Boer BH. Franz Berwald. In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London and New York, 1997. Swedish-language operas Operas 1845 operas Operas by Franz Berwald {{Opera-stub