Finnish National Opera

Rasputin 2003

Rasputin by Einojuhani Rautavaara is dedicated to Matti Salminen, who played the titular role in the premiere. The world premiere of the opera was on September 19, 2003 in the Finnish National Opera. The opera is set during the last years of the Russian empire. I sought tension to my direction from the intimate and public relationship of power. The opera was staged at the Finnish National Opera in 2003 and 2005 and did a guest tour at the Mariinski theatre in May 2005.

ARTISTS

Composer and Libretto: Einojuhani Rautavaara

Set design: Hannu Lindholm
Costume design: Kimmo Viskari
Light design: Claude Naville
Choreography: Petri Kekoni

Musical direction: Mikko Franck

Grigori Rasputin: Matti Salminen
Nikolai: Jorma Hynninen
Alexandra: Lilli Paasikivi
Anna Virybova: Ritva-Liisa Korhonen
Felix Jusupov: Jyrki Anttila
Irina Jusupova: Riikka Rantanen
Dimitri Pavlovitsh: Gabriel Suovanen
Vladimir Purishkevitsh: Jyrki Korhonen
Mitja Kozelskilainen: Lassi Virtanen
Iliodor: Sauli Tiilikainen
Hermogen: Kai Valtonen
Lazavert Aki: Alamikkotervo
Botkin: Jaakko Hietikko
Tatjana: Tuija Knihtilä
Maria: Helena Juntunen
Anastasia: Anna-Kristiina Kaappola
Olga: Sari Aittokoski
Aleksei: Anton Saares

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