Aleksis Kivi (opera)

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Aleksis Kivi (1995–96) is an opera in two acts by Einojuhani Rautavaara, to a libretto by the composer. It was first performed by the Savonlinna Opera Festival on 8 July 1997,^[1] with Jorma Hynninen in the title role.^[2] The opera deals with episodes in the life of Aleksis Kivi, the Finnish national writer. The opera was written at the request of Hynninen.^[1]

Recordings[edit]

Rautavaara: Aleksis Kivi 2CD 2002 Jorma Hynninen, Lasse Pöysti, Eeva-Liisa Saarinen, Helena Juntunen, Gabriel Suovanen, Marcus Groth, Lassi Virtanen, Jaakko Hietikko Jyväskylä Sinfonia, Markus Lehtinen Ondine Records.
Rautavaara: Aleksis Kivi DVD Jorma Hynninen (Aleksis Kivi), Janne Reinikainen (August Ahlqvist), Riikka Rantanen (Charlotta), Pauliina Linnosaari (Hilda), Ville Rusanen (Young Alexis) & Tobias Zilliacus (J.L. Runeberg) Finnish National Opera Orchestra, conducted Mikko Franck Ondine

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Aleksis Kivi". Finnish Music Information Centre. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007.
^ "Aleksis Kivi". NaxosDirect. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

v t e Einojuhani Rautavaara
List of compositions
Opera	Thomas (1985) Vincent (1990) The House of the Sun (1990) The Gift of the Magi (1994) Aleksis Kivi (1995–1996) Rasputin (2001–2003)
Symphonies	Symphony No. 1 Symphony No. 2 Symphony No. 3 Symphony No. 4 Symphony No. 5 Symphony No. 6 "Vincentiana" Symphony No. 7 "Angel of Light" Symphony No. 8 "The Journey"
Concerto	Piano Concerto No. 1 (1969) Piano Concerto No. 2 (1989) Piano Concerto No. 3 "Gift of Dreams" (1998) Percussion Concerto "Incantations" (2008) Cello Concerto No. 2 "Towards the Horizon" (2009)
Orchestral	Cantus Arcticus (1972) Autumn Gardens (1999)
Chamber	String Quartet No. 4 (1975)
Brass band	A Requiem in Our Time (1953)
Piano	Études (1969)
Related	Biomusic
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