Rasputin (opera)
Rasputin is a 2003 Finnish-language opera in three acts by Einojuhani Rautavaara.[1]
Recordings
- DVD Matti Salminen (Grigory Yefimovich Rasputin), Lilli Paasikivi (Alexandra Fyodorovna), Jorma Hynninen (Tsar Nicholas), Riikka Rantanen (Irina Yusupova), Ritva-Liisa Korhonen (Anya Vyrubova), Jyrki Anttila (Felix Yusupov), Gabriel Suovanen (Dimitri Pavlovich), Jyrki Korhonen (Vladimir Purishkevich), Finnish National Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Mikko Franck Ondine 2006[2]
References
- ^ Solveig Bøe, Hege Charlotte Faber, Raw: Architectural Engagements with Nature 1317071379 2016: "Rautavaara's opera Rasputin from 2003 focuses on the enigmatic monk of the same name."
- ^ Opera, Volume 57, Issue 2, 2006, p. 234: "Ondine has been busy setting down the music of Einojuhani Rautavaara on CD and DVD for some years, and with his opera Rasputin it has given us not only another work by Finland's most renowned living composer but also a ..."