Einojuhani Rautavaara
Jorma Hynninen, vincent
Finnish National Opera Chorus
Finnish National Opera Orchestra
Fuat Manchurov, conductor
This double CD contains the three-act opera Vincent by Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara who also wrote the libretto. It tells the story of the Dutch Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890).
Rautavaara wrote the opera in 1986-87 on commission from the Savonlinna Opera Festival. The recording was produced in collaboration with the Finnish National Opera in May 1990 and was made shortly after the world première, featuring the same performers.
The cast includes
Jorma Hynninen: Vincent
Matti Heinikari: Theo
Marko Putkonen: Paul
Eeva-Liisa Saarinen: Maria Hoornik
Sini Rautavaara: Gaby
Marianne Harju: Rachel
Marjatta Airas: Magdalena
Heljä Angervo: Secretary / Clerk / Artist
Anssi Hirvonen: Chaplain / Chief Preacher / Aesthete
Jaakko Hietikko: Doctor Rey / Foreman / Professor
Juha Kotilainen: Chief Warder / Chief of Police / Critic.
2 CDs; booklet with liner notes and synopsis in English, German, French, Dutch and Finnish, and the libretto in the original Finnish and in English
Baritone Jorma Hynninen is one of the most highly appreciated Finnish vocal artists of all time. His unprejudiced and profound approach to art has contributed not only to a renewal in the art of interpreting solo songs but also to the creation of a number of new contemporary operas. In Lied, he has concentrated on the song cycles of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and Wolf and the solo songs of Sibelius, Oskar Merikanto, Toivo Kuula and Yrjö Kilpinen. He has appeared at innumerable distinguished venues, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Royal Albert Hall, the Musikverein, the Concertgebouw, Boston Symphony Hall, Chicago Symphony Hall and the festivals at Tanglewood, Ravinia and Salzburg.
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Jorma Hynninen, thomas · Peter Lindroos, Johann von Gobyn · Matti Piipponen, Mäster Styver · Sini Rautavaara, maiden · Opera Festival Chorus · Joensuu City Orchestra · Pekka Haapasalo, conductor
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Jorma Hynninen, Aleksis Kivi · Jyvaskylä Sinfonia · Markus Lehtinen, conductor
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Matti Salminen, rasputin · Lilli Paasikivi, Tsarina Alix · Jorma Hynninen, Tsar Nicholas · Jyrki Anttila, Felix Yusupov · Finnish National Opera Orchestra · Finnish National Opera Chorus · Mikko Franck, conductor
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Various Soloists · Oulu Symphony Orchestra · Mikko Franck, conductor
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