Content: Aulis Sallinen Artists: Finnish National Opera Chorus Finnish National Opera Orchestra Ulf Söderblom, conductor Paula Etelävuori, contralto Matti Heinikari, tenor Jorma Hynninen, baritone Anna-Lisa Jakobsson, mezzo-soprano Juha Kotilainen, baritone Vesa-Matti Loiri, vocalist Pertti Mäkelä, tenor Marko Putkonen, bass Esa Ruuttunen, baritone Matti Salminen, bass Eeva-Liisa Saarinen, mezzo-soprano Jorma Silvasti, tenor Satu Vihavainen, soprano Genres: Opera Finnish contemporary Features: 3 CDs; booklet with liner notes and synopsis in English, German and Finnish, and the libretto in the original Finnish and in English |
Format: CD Released: April 2014 Catalogue No.: ODE 1258-2T EAN/UPC Code: 0761195125823 |
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This triple CD contains the two-act opera Kullervo by Finnish composer Aulis Sallinen who also wrote the libretto. Derived from the Finnish national epic Kalevala and from the play Kullervo by Aleksis Kivi, it tells the story of the magician Kullervo, the ill-fated son of Kalervo and the only irredeemably tragic character in Finnish mythology. |