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Aulis Sallinen
KING LEAR
King Lear - Matti Salminen
Cordelia - Lilli Paasikivi
Goneril - Taina Piira
Regan - Satu Vihavainen
Albany - Petri Lindroos
Cornwall - Kai Pitkänen
Gloucester - Jorma Hynninen
The Fool - Aki Alamikkotervo
Edgar - Sauli Tiilikainen
Edmund - Jorma Silvasti
France - Hannu Forsberg
Finnish National Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Okko Kamu, conductor
Kari Heiskanen, stage director
Markku Hakuri, set and costume designer
Olli-Pekka Koivunen, lighting designer
Recorded live at the Finnish National Opera, 2002
Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Menu Languages: English, Finnish
Subtitles: English, Finnish
Booklet notes: English, Finnish
Running time: 164 mins
No. of DVDs: 1
Among the leading Finnish composers of his generation, Aulis Sallinen has also won an international reputation, writing music that offers a synthesis of Finnish national elements with contemporary techniques.
Orchestral Music
Sallinen’s music remains accessible to a wide audience, sometimes suggesting the work of earlier Finnish composers in its expressive qualities.
