From the Norwegian valleys and shadowed mountains to the desert and the storm-tossed sea, Peer’s road crosses both real and imagined worlds. At the end of his wandering, Solveig’s distant light remains the steadfast point of memory and the path back toward his true self. i Work Information Composer: Edvard Hagerup Grieg (1843–1907) Title: Peer Gynt , Op. 23 Year of composition: 1874–1875; later adaptations for new theatrical productions Play: Peer Gynt , a five-act dramatic poem by Henrik Ibsen (1867) Premiere: 24 February 1876, Christiania Theatre, Christiania—present-day Oslo—conducted by Johan Hennum Genre: Incidental music for voices, chorus, and orchestra Aesthetic movement: Romanticism — Norwegian National Romanticism Structure: Five acts; 26 musical numbers in the restored original version Duration: approx. 70–75 minutes of music, excluding the complete spoken text Instrumentation: Tenor, soprano...