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Callas - Impressions from the Life of an Opera Diva
| Choreographer |
Lindfors, Tiina |
| First Performance | 25.1.2018 |
| Place of First Performance | Dance Theatre Eri, Turku |
| Finnish premiere | 25.1.2018 |
| Place of Premiere | Dance Theatre Eri, Turku |
| Style | Contemporary Dance |
| Duration (min) | 120 |
| Costume designer | Tuula Bergqvist |
| Lighting Designer | Esa Kyllönen |
| Performers of the premiere |
Dancers: Laura Alho, Toni Laakkonen, Tiina Lindfors, James McNamara, Lassi Sairela, Eeva Soini Soprano: Pia Pajala Piano: Pasi Helin |
| Other music | compilation ( Francis Poulenc: Improvisation nro 15; Giacomo Puccini: ”Vissi d’arte”; Ottorino Respighi: Valse caressante; Vincenzo Bellini: ”Casta diva”, John Cage: Suite for Toy Piano; Giuseppe Verdi: ”Pace, pace mio Dio”; Georg Friedrich Händel: ”Da tempeste il legno infranto”;sov. Pasi Helin: Valse macabre Puccinin, Verdin ja Bellinin teemoista; Giachino Rossini: Musiikkia oopperasta Sevillan parturi; Ottorino Respighi: Notturno; Giacomo Puccini: ”O mio babbino caro”; Pietro Mascagni: Intermezzo oopperasta Cavaleria rusticana (jazz-version arr. Henna Linko); Giacomo Puccini: ”Un bel dì, vedremo” |
| Description | The multi-artistic piece Callas – Impressions from the Life of an Opera Diva dives into and reflects upon the legendary opera singer Maria Callas’ tragic and poetic life. Soprano Pia Pajala and Choreographer-Dancer Tiina Lindfors alternate in the role of Callas and her alter ego. Pianist Pasi Helin and the ERI ensemble are part of the emotion-saturated narrative. The piece presents Callas’ beloved arias and new choreography. |
| Companies |
Dance Theatre ERI |
| Dancers |
Alho, Laura (2018) Laakkonen, Toni (2018) Lindfors, Tiina (2018) McNamara, James (2018) Sairela, Lassi (2018) Soini, Eeva (2018) |