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Salome
| Choreographer |
Collins, Harold |
| Finnish premiere | 29.3.1990 |
| Place of Premiere | Finnish National Opera |
| Style | Classic Ballet |
| Duration (min) | 100 |
| Scenography | Seppo Nurmimaa |
| Costume designer | Seppo Nurmimaa |
| Lighting Designer | Kimmo Ruskela |
| Performers of the premiere | Salome: Ulrika Hallberg, John the Baptist: Timo Kokkonen, Herodias: Jaana Puupponen, Herod: Kimmo Sandell, Philip: Valeri Kononen, Philip's bride: Anu Koskinen, entertainers: Minne Jorasmaa, Jarkko Niininen; nightmare: Cecilie Bertran de Lis, Kare Länsivuori; soldiers: Jyrki Järvinen, Sakari Tiitinen; disciples: Cecilie Bertran de Lis, Özen Erdinc, Nina Hyvärinen, Minne Jorasmaa, Anneke Lönnroth, Kirsi Mansnerus, Minna Strömberg, Veli-Pekka Hämäläinen, Jarkko Niininen, Thomas Rydberg, David Stover, Petri Toivanen, Klaus Vesala, Janne Väänänen. |
| Music composed for the work | Peter Maxwell Davies |
| Description | Salome is based on a biblical story of King Herod's daughter Salome who asks for the head of John the Baptist as reward for her dancing. |
| Other Information | Libretto: David Bell, conductor: Ari Angervo. |
| Companies |
Finnish National Ballet |
| Dancers |
Koskinen, Anu: Philip's bride (1990) Kononen, Valeri: Philip (1990) Kitti, Tommi: Herod (1990) Sandell, Kimmo: Herod (1990) Puupponen, Jaana: Herodias (1990) Kokkonen, Timo: John the Baptist (1990) de Lis, Cecilie Bertran: Nightmare (1990) Länsivuori, Kare: Nightmare (1990) Hallberg, Ulrika: Salome (1990) Jorasmaa, Minne: Entertainer (1990) Niininen, Jarkko: Entertainer (1990) Hänninen, Maija (1990) Kivelä, Sampo: John the Baptist (1990) |