“The show by international music and acrobatics stars makes for an ideal first experience of either art form. Naturally, there’s a story about looking for love, and finding it – we are at the opera, after all.”
2016 and 2018
Venue
Finnish National Opera
TEAM
Conductor
Alberto Hold-Garrido
Director
Jere Erkkilä
Circus Choreography
Sanna Silvennoinen
Ballet Choreography
Ville Valkonen
Visual Design
Mark Väisänen
Lightning Design & Video Design
Kimmo Ruskela
Performers
SOLOISTS
Soprano Hanna Rantala
Tenor Mika Pohjonen*
Baritone Ville Rusanen
Bass Koit Soasepp
CIRCUS
Pair acrobatics Victor Cathala and Kati Pikkarainen
Wheel of death Gengis van Gool
Acrobatics Mikko Karhu
Tightrope walking Sanja Kosonen
Mid-air acrobatics Aourell Krausse and Viivi Roiha
Juggling Wes Peden
DANCERS
Ville Valkonen
Tuomas Hyvönen
Koichi Kamino
Inka Hulkko
Yuko Valkonen
Chigusa Fujiyoshi
MUSICIANS
Piano: Emil Holmström
Violin: Maija Linkola and Markku Sihvonen
Harp: Stefania Saglietti
Saxophone: Sikri Lehko
Trombone: John Kotka
Tuba: Simo Finni
Percussion: Jukka Koski, Virva Kuusi, Heikki Parviainen and Jerry Piipponen
Finnish National Opera chorus
Finnish National Opera orchestra
Ballet Finland
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