The palace /

Performance shows the collapse of an impervious regime, corrupt to the point of absurdity and governed by an autocrat whose power lies in ludicrous ceremonies and bizarre rules of precedence. Live from the Savonlinna Opera Festival.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sallinen, Aulis
Corporate Authors: Arthaus Musik (Firm), Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlat
Other Authors: Dische, Irene (Librettist), Enzensberger, Hans Magnus (Librettist), Varpio, Veijo, Mäntynen, Jaana, Tiilikainen, Sauli, 1952-, Silvasti, Jorma, 1959-, Krause, Tom, Kamu, Okko, 1946- (Conductor), Holmberg, Kalle (Director), Kiljunen, Juha-Pekka (Set designer), Riihonen, Riitta (Costume designer), Cronvall, Aarno, 1945-
Format: Conference Proceeding Video
Language:Finnish
Language Notes:Sung in Finnish, with optional subtitles in Finnish, English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
Published: Leipzig : Arthaus Musik, [2006]
Series:Opera in video.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:Performance shows the collapse of an impervious regime, corrupt to the point of absurdity and governed by an autocrat whose power lies in ludicrous ceremonies and bizarre rules of precedence. Live from the Savonlinna Opera Festival.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video (155 min.))
Production Credits:Directed for the stage by Kalle Holmberg ; set design by Juha-Pekka Kiljunen ; costumes by Riitta Riihonen ; lighting designer, Claude Naville ; editor, Tomi Sohlberg ; director of photography, Teuvo Karhu ; directed for TV and video by Aarno Cronvall.