Savonlinna Opera Festival

Aleksis Kivi 1997

Einojuhani Rautavaara’s Aleksis Kivi opera telling the story of the Finnish National writer got its world premier at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in July 1997. Since then it has been performed at the Opéra National du Rhein, Strassbourg and Mullhouse, as well as at the Teatro A. Rendano in Cosenza.

ARTISTS

Composer and Libretto: Einojuhani Rautavaara

Set Design: Markku Uimonen
Costume Design: Juha-Pekka Kiljunen
Light Design: Ilkka Paloniemi

Aleksis Kivi: Jorma Hynninen / Juha Kotilainen
Young Aleksis: Hans Lydman
Charlotta Lönnqvist: Eeva-Liisa Saarinen / Riikka Rantanen
Hilda: Riikka Hakola / Helena Juntunen
August Ahlqvist (talk): Lasse Pöysti
J.L.Runeberg (talk): Marcus Groth

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