| Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen
Visual artist: Bill Viola
Artistic collaborator: Peter Sellars
Light design: Ben Zamora
Radion sinfoniaorkesteri
The Polytech Choir
Choirmaster: Juha Kuivanen
Assistant conductor: Ville Matvejeff
Tenor: Ben Heppner (Tristan)
Soprano: Violeta Urmana (Isolde)
Mezzo-soprano: Michelle DeYoung (Brangäne)
Bass: Matti Salminen (Marke)
Bass-baritone: Jukka Rasilainen (Kurnewal)
Baritone: Waltteri Torikka (Melot)
Tenor: Tuomas Katajala (Shepherd)
Baritone: Arttu Kataja (First mate)
Expect an unforgettable musical extravaganza as this unique ensemble unveils their take on Wagner’s hard-hitting classic. This truly unique and sumptuously visual production of the classic work, a collaboration between conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, director Peter Sellars and video artist Bill Viola, will expand beyond the confines of the stage to take over the entire concert hall. Salonen will be conducting the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and joined by an impressive roster of soloists, including Gary Lehman, Violeta Urmana, Matti Salminen and Jukka Rasilainen.
Duration 5 hours, two intermissions
Finnish surtitles
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