Finnish Chamber Opera

The Fall of the house of the Usher 2009

The Fall of the House of Usher was a production made by the Finnish Chambre Opera, which premiered on November 22, 2009. This intimate chamber opera was realised in a minimalistic spirit. We experimented with new stage setting techniques with for example overhead projectors.

Composer: Philipp Glass
Libretto: Arthur Yorinks by the story of E.A.P.

Visual Design: Kimmo Viskari
Light design: Helena Roivainen

Musical direction: Harri Karri

William: Jussi Ziegler
Roderick Usher: Tuomas Katajala
Madeline Usher: Sanna Heikkinen
Servant: Jari Parviainen
Doctor: Lassi Virtanen