Kullervo at the Savonlinna Festival

By Dominic Lowe, 10 July 2017

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“We’re in a world where the strong rule, vengeance is common and cruelty is the currency”

Reviewed at Olavinlinna Castle, Savonlinna on 8 July 2017

Sallinen, Kullervo

Hannu Lintu, Conductor

Kari Heiskanen, Director

Antti Mattila, Set Designer

Riitta Anttonen-Palo, Costume Designer

Johanna Rusanen, Mother

Sanna Matinniemi, Sister

Dan Karlström, Kimmo

Ville Rusanen, Kullervo

Hannu Forsberg, Kalervo

Birthe Wingren, Blind Singer

Niina Keitel, Smith´s young wife

Lasse Penttinen, 1st man

Markus Suihkonen, 2nd man

Niklas Spångberg, Unto

Johann Tilli, Tiera

Tiina Penttinen, Unto´s wife

Petri Backstrom, Hunter

Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir

Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.

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