Einojuhani Rautavaara
Rasputin
Description
Opera in three acts
Instrumentation
3333 4331 12 2, str, 27vocs, chx [pic, ehn, bcl, cbsn]
Category
Works for the Stage
Language
Fi
Premiere
Matti Salminen (Rasputin), Lilli Paasikivi (Alexandra), Jorma Hynninen (Nicholas II), cond. Mikko Franck, dir. Vilppu Kiljunen, Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, September 19, 2003; Fp (Luebeck version): Vincent Le Texier (Rasputin), Philharmonisches Orchester der Hansestadt Lübeck, cond. Roman Brogli-Sacher, dir. Marc Adam, Theater Lübeck, Luebeck (Germany), February 11, 2006.
Commisioned by / dedications
Commissioned by the Finnish National Opera, Dedicated to Mikko Franck.
