Description

The libretto of the opera RAILWAY is based on the novella of the same name by Juhani Aho.

It is a warm description of the puzzlement in the life of Matti and Liisa, an elderly married couple, when exploring the innovation known as RAILWAY.

Instrumentation

fl+pic+afl, ob+ehn, cl+bcl+eb cl, bsn+cbsn, 2hn, trp, trb, tba, 2perc, 2vla, 2vlc, db, 2sopr, mezzo, 2ten, baryt, bass, chm

Category

Works for the Stage

Language

Fi

Lyricist

Libretto Kaija Kangas

Premiere

Joensuu City Orchestra, soloists, choir. February 10, 2012, Joensuu

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Archive number

MF32364

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