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The Wolf's Bride (Sylvestersson)
Choreographer |
Sylvestersson, Elsa |
First Performance | 26.2.1981 |
Place of First Performance | Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, Finland |
Finnish premiere | 26.2.1981 |
Place of Premiere | Finnish National Opera |
Style | Classic Ballet |
Scenography | Seppo Nurmimaa |
Costume designer | Seppo Nurmimaa |
Lighting Designer | Seppo Someroja |
Performers of the premiere | Aalo: Ulrika Hallberg, Priidik: Sakari Tiitinen, wolf: Jarmo Rastas, evil spirits: Kirsi Aromaa, Outi Kokkola, Lauri Lehto; wounded wolf: Ari Savinen, village women: Maria Kivilahti, Venla Konttinen, Tuija Lindholm, Ritva Räsänen, Riitta Teuronen, Irma Tirkkonen; village men: Antti Honkanen, Jorma Koivumäki, Mikko Nissinen, Raimo Puurtinen, Kimmo Sandell, Mikko Siiskonen. |
Music composed for the work | Jarmo Sermilä |
Other Information | Libretto: Jarmo Sermilä (after Aino Kallas), choreographer's assistant: Tuula Källström, assistant: Anna Kontek. Sudenmorsian was a part of an evening of three choreographies. The other two works were Troy Game and Tide. The music for Sudenmorsian was created in the Experimental Studio of the Finnish Broadcasting Company. |
Companies |
Finnish National Ballet |
Dancers |
Hallberg, Ulrika (1981) Hänninen, Maija (1981) Savinen, Ari: Wounded wolf (1981) Aromaa, Kirsi: Evil spirit (1981) Kokkola, Outi: Evil spirit (1981) Lehto, Lauri: Evil spirit (1981) Tiitinen, Sakari (1981) Rastas, Jarmo: Wolf (1981) |