Sallinen, Aulis - 3CD-BOX: Kullervo (Opera in Three Acts) - Hynninen, Jorma (baritone)
JORMA HYNNINEN • EEVA-LIISA SAARINEN • MATTI SALMINEN • JORMA SILVASTI
FINNISH NATIONAL OPERA AND CHORUS • ULF SÖDERBLOM
Aulis Sallinen (1935) is one of the internationally most well-known Finnish opera composers. Sallinen, also a prominent symphonist, is at home with large scale works. His Kullervo opera is considered by many as his greatest achievement in the field of opera.
This re-issue includes a true stellar cast of Finnish opera singers with Jorma Hynninen singing the title role of Kullervo. Other singers in prominent roles include Eeva-Liisa Saarinen, Matti Salminen and Jorma Silvasti.
Sallinen's opera tells the tragic story of Kullervo, a slave who is seeking to revenge the death of his parents. The libretto, written by the composer himself, is derived from the mythology of the Finnish national epic Kalevala.
Ondine recorded Sallinen's Kullervo opera already in 1991, prior to its world premiere which took place in Los Angeles, USA, the following year.