Rasputin_(opera)
Rasputin (opera)
2003 Finnish-language opera by Einojuhani Rautavaara
Rasputin is a 2003 Finnish-language opera in three acts by Einojuhani Rautavaara.[1]
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Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 19 September 2003 Conductor: Mikko Franck[2] |
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Grigori Rasputin | bass | Matti Salminen |
Alexandra Feodorovna "Alix" | mezzo-soprano | Lilli Paasikivi |
Nikolai "Niki" | baritone | Jorma Hynninen |
Felix Yusupov | tenor | Jyrki Anttila |
Irina Yusupova | mezzo-soprano | Riikka Rantanen |
Dimitri Pavlovich | baritone | Gabriel Suonaven |
Vladimir Purishkevich | bass | Jyrki Korhonen |
Ania Vyrubova (Lady of the Court) | soprano | Ritva-Liisa Korhonen |
Botkin (doctor) | bass | Jaakko Heitikko |
Lazavert (doctor) | tenor | Aki Alamikkotervo |
Iliodor (monk) | baritone | Saulli Tiilikainen |
Hermogen (bishop) | bass | Kai Valtonen |
Mitja Kozelskilainen (yurodivy) | tenor | Lassi Virtanen |
Anastasia | soprano | Anna-Kristiina Kaappola |
Maria | soprano | Helena Juntunen |
Tatiana | mezzo-soprano | Tulja Knitila |
Olga | mezzo/alto | Sari Aittokoski |
Aleksei | speaking role | Anton Saares |
The Crowd, Khlysts, Romani people, The pub crowd |
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- DVD Matti Salminen (Grigori Rasputin), Lilli Paasikivi (Alexandra Fyodorovna), Jorma Hynninen (Tsar Nicholas), Riikka Rantanen (Irina Yusupova), Ritva-Liisa Korhonen (Anna Vyrubova), Jyrki Anttila (Felix Yusupov), Gabriel Suovanen (Dimitri Pavlovich), Jyrki Korhonen (Vladimir Purishkevich), Finnish National Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Mikko Franck. Ondine 2006[3]
- Solveig Bøe, Hege Charlotte Faber, Brit Strandhagen. Raw: Architectural Engagements with Nature, Ashgate Publishing, 2014 ISBN 1317071379 OCLC 889675719: "Rautavaara's opera Rasputin from 2003 focuses on the enigmatic monk of the same name."
- Rasputin 19.9.2003. Encore. (2003). https://encore.opera.fi/fi/performance/32993