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Content: Kari Tikka Luther - Opera in Two Acts Artists: New Young Chamber Orchestra (UNKO) Viva Vox Chorus Kari Tikka, conductor Aki Alamikkotervo, tenor Andrus Mitt, bass Esa Ruuttunen, baritone Eeva-Liisa Saarinen, mezzo-soprano Lassi Virtanen, tenor Merja Wirkkala, soprano Genres: Opera Finnish contemporary Features: 1 DVD Video (all regions; NTSC Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround / PCM Stereo); menu in English/Finnish; subtitles in English/German/Swedish/Finnish; extras; booklet with liner notes and synopsis in English, German, Swedish and Finnish |
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Format: DVD Video Released: July 2004 Catalogue No.: ODV 4001 EAN/UPC Code: 0761195040010 |
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This live recording was made in May 2003 at the Temppeliaukion Kirkko ("Rock Church") in Helsinki, where the work's world première had earlier taken place in December 2000. The Finnish National Opera production is staged by Jussi Tapola, with conductor Kari Tikka leading a cast of soloists from the Opera.
Esa Ruuttunen: Martin Luther
Lassi Virtanen: Devil
Eeva-Liisa Saarinen: Käthe (Katharina von Bora)
Merja Wirkkala: Ave von Schönfeld
Aki Alamikkotervo: Brother Sebastian
Andrus Mitt: Frederick the Wise, Prince Elector of Saxony.
The DVD bonus features include an introduction to the work by the composer and the performers, as well as a presentation of the world-famous Rock Church.
A co-production of the Finnish National Opera and Ondine, this is the first release for commercial international distribution of any Finnish classical opera on DVD.
This all-regions NTSC disc is designed for worldwide playback. In PAL regions (e.g. Europe, Australasia & Africa) ensure your DVD player and TV are PAL/NTSC compatible ("dual-standard").