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The Fountain of Bakhchisaray
| Choreographer |
Zaharov, Rostislav |
| Finnish premiere | 19.10.1972 |
| Place of Premiere | Finnish National Opera |
| Style | Classic Ballet |
| Scenography | Thomas Gripenberg |
| Costume designer | Thomas Gripenberg |
| Lighting Designer | Gleb Schorin |
| Performers of the premiere | Maria, Polish ranee: Arja Nieminen; Girei, tatarkhan: Klaus Salin; Zarema, Girei's favourite wife: Seija Silfverberg; Vazlav, Maria's fiance: Seppo Koski; Maria's father: Uno Onkinen; Nurali, tatar leader: Eero Huttunen; Clock dance: Tarja Ranta; Girei's other wife: Tamara Perovuo; Two Friends: Hilppa Kujala, Venla Konttinen; Two old men: Tero Harri, Aku Ahjolinna; Two young men: Raimo Puurtinen, Jorma Koivumäki; companion of two old men: Virpi Larista, Saga Eriksson; Two eunuchs: Jorma Uotinen, Aarne Mäntylä; Maria's maid: Seija Ilomäki; prologue: Klaus Salin; Waltz: Arja Nieminen, Seppo Koski; Krakoviak: Tarja Ranta, Juhani Teräsvuori; Dance of old and young people: Tero Harri, Aku Ahjolinna, Raimo Puurtinen, Jorma Koivumäki; Dance of young girls: Hilppa Kujala, Venla Konttinen; Variation: Arja Nieminen; Variation: Seppo Koski; Adagio: Arja Nieminen, Seppo Koski; Dance of favourite wifes: Leena Salminen, Outi Arvola, Irma Tirkkonen, Maria Kivilahti, Liisa Palin, Merja Tuohimaa, Venla Konttinen, Hilppa Kujala, Asta Rask, Maija Hänninen, Elina Lehto, Heljä Harri; Zareman dance: Seija Silfverberg; Clock dance: Tarja Ranta; Variation: Seija Silfverberg; Girei's other wife's dance: Tamara Perovuo; Coda: Seija Silfverberg, Klaus Salin; Elegia: Arja Nieminen; Variation: Arja Nieminen; Adagio: Arja Nieminen, Klaus Salin; Dance of prisoners: Terttu Laurikainen, Leena Salminen, Outi Arvola, Irma Tirkkonen, Maria Kivilahti, Liisa Palin, Merja Tuohimaa, Venla Konttinen, Hilppa Kujala, Asta Rask, Irma Hänninen, Elina Lehto, Heljä Harri; Dance of Nural and tatars: Eero Huttunen, Juhani Laustiola, Raimo Puurtinen, Jorma Koivumäki, Jorma Uotinen, Jyri Mustakallio, Hannu-Pekka Holmström, Juha Turunen, Turo Mustakallio; Epilogue: Arja Nieminen, Klaus Salin; Variation: Seija Silfverberg |
| Music composed for the work | Boris Asafjev |
| Other Information | Libretto: JV. Volkov (based on Puskin's poem), choreographer's assistant: Jaroslav Sech, conductor: Pekka Haapasalo |
| Companies |
Finnish National Ballet |
| Dancers |
Perovuo, Tamara: Girei's other wife (1972) Salin, Klaus: Girei, tatarkhan (1972) Ranta, Tarja: Clock dance (1972) Onkinen, Uno: Maria's father (1972) Nieminen, Arja: Maria, Polish ranee (1972) Huttunen, Eero: Nurali, tatar leader (1972) Salin, Klaus: prologue (1972) Hänninen, Maija: soloist prisoner (1972) Koski, Seppo: Vazlav, Maria's fiance (1972) Silfverberg, Seija: Zarema, Girei's favourite wife (1972) |