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Sebastian Fagerlund’s interpretation of The Morning Star dawns over Helsinki

Mari Palo (Turid)
© Ilkka Saastamoinen
The Morning Star
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Otava Merikanto (Viktor) and Tommi Hakala (Egil)
© Ilkka Saastamoinen
Anu Ontronen, Tuomas Lehtinen, Juhana Suninen and Helena Juntunen
© Ilkka Saastamoinen
Maria Lenart (Old Woman in the Dream)
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“while Fagerlund is known for creating impressionistic music, the work lacks an auditory arc”
Reviewed at Finnish National Opera: Main Hall (Suomen Kansallisoopera: päänäyttämö), Helsinki on 30 January 2026
Fagerlund, Morgonstjärnan (The Morning Star)
Finnish National Opera
Hannu Lintu, Conductor
Harri Karri, Conductor
Thomas de Mallet Burgess, Director
Leslie Travers, Set Designer
Tracy Grant Lord, Costume Designer
Matthew Marshall, Lighting Designer
Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera
Finnish National Opera Chorus
Johan Reuter, Jostein
Jenny Carlstedt, Kathrine
Helena Juntunen, Solveig
Niklas Björling Rygert, Arne
Minna-Leena Lahti, Tove
Tommi Hakala, Egil
Mari Palo, Turid
Nicholas Söderlund, Gaute
Jere Hölttä, Ole
Janne Sihvo, Ramsvik
Iris Candelaria, The Artist
Juha-Pekka Mitjonen, Bus Driver
Tuomas Lehtinen, Doctor 1
Anu Ontronen, Doctor 2
Maria Lenart, Old Woman in the Dream
Juhana Suninen, Nurse 1
Ann-Marie Heino, Nurse 2
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