Aulis Sallinen
King Lear
Opera in Two Acts
DVD video
King Lear
Opera in Two Acts
DVD video
Matti Salminen, bass
Lilli Paasikivi, mezzo-soprano
Taina Piira, soprano
Satu Vihavainen, soprano
Petri Lindroos, baritone
Kai Pitkänen, tenor
Jorma Hynninen, baritone
Sauli Tiilikainen, baritone
Jorma Silvasti, tenor
Aki Alamikkotervo, tenor
Hannu Forsberg, bass
Finnish National Opera Chorus
Finnish National Opera Orchestra
Okko Kamu, conductor
Lilli Paasikivi, mezzo-soprano
Taina Piira, soprano
Satu Vihavainen, soprano
Petri Lindroos, baritone
Kai Pitkänen, tenor
Jorma Hynninen, baritone
Sauli Tiilikainen, baritone
Jorma Silvasti, tenor
Aki Alamikkotervo, tenor
Hannu Forsberg, bass
Finnish National Opera Chorus
Finnish National Opera Orchestra
Okko Kamu, conductor
Opera
Finnish contemporary
Finnish contemporary
Menu languagues: English, Finnish
Picture format: NTSC colour 16:9
Region code: 0
Sound Format: PCM stereo
Subtitles: English, Finnish
Picture format: NTSC colour 16:9
Region code: 0
Sound Format: PCM stereo
Subtitles: English, Finnish
Format:
DVD Video
Released:
April 2015
Catalogue No.:
ODV 4010
EAN/UPC Code:
0761195040102
DVD Video
Released:
April 2015
Catalogue No.:
ODV 4010
EAN/UPC Code:
0761195040102
164'00
King Lear, Opera in Two Acts, Op. 76
164
1
ACT I
84:18
2
Prologue: The Fools's Song
4:31
3
Scene 1, Lear's Palace
26:59
4
Scene 2, Gloucester's Castle
18:44
5
Scene 3, Forest
3:02
6
Scene 4, Cornwall's Castle
31:54
7
ACT II
76:37
8
Scene 5, Gloucester's Castle
5:19
9
Scene 6, Forest
12:43
10
Scene 7, Albany's Castle
8:05
11
Scene 8, Forest
13:40
12
Scene 9, The British camp near Dover
11:12
13
Scene 10, The British camp
25:38
Remarkable (...) and hugely recommended.
Mike Ashman, Gramophone, July 2015
King Lear's premiere was a great success with a strong cast of singers under the direction of Okko Kamu. The title role of King Lear is sung by the legendary bass Matti Salminen. Other singing roles include Lilli Paasikivi, Taina Piira, Satu Vihavainen, Petri Lindroos, Kai Pitkänen, Jorma Hynninen, Sauli Tiilikainen and Jorma Silvasti.
The libretto of the opera is based on the world-famous tragedy by William Shakespeare which tells the tragic story of the English king Lear, who struggles with both members of his own family and his enemies, as well as with his developing madness.
