Work: Luonnotar, symphonic poem for soprano and orchestra, Op.70

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Composer	Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)
Period	Early 20th century
Year	1915
Work type	Orchestral

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StockholmLessons in love

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Berwaldhallen, Sep 17, 18

Ravel, Sibelius, Chin, Benjamin

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sir George Benjamin; Bertrand Chamayou; Barbara Hannigan

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Iolanta paired with Luonnotar in dramatic Helsinki double bill

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No’a L. bat Miri, 15 May

In Helsinki, Antony McDonald pairs Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta with a staged version of Sibelius’ tone poem Luonnotar, brilliantly voiced by soprano Silja Aalto.

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Osmo Vänskä ruins Sibelius and Shostakovich in Birmingham

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Simon Cummings, 19 Nov

Soprano Helena Juntunen does her best in Sibelius’ songs but finds little support from Osmo Vänskä and the CBSO.

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Barbara Hannigan conducts the Royal Concertgebouw

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Clare Varney, 02 Oct

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra puts Persian music centre stage with the Dutch premiere of Tehran-based composer Golfam Khayam's I am a tale not to be told.

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HelsinkiLuonnotar / IolantaNew production

On demand from Finnish National Opera: Main Hall (Suomen Kansallisoopera: päänäyttämö), Helsinki, Until 24 Aug 23:59

Sibelius, Tchaikovsky

Kristian Sallinen; Antony McDonald; Finnish National Opera; Lucy Carter; Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera

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Totally Epic: Sibelius and the Kalevala

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Danny Riley, 12 Sep

Jean Sibelius frequently looked to the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic, for inspiration. Here, we look at how it figured in his music.