King Lear

Alternative title
Kuningas Lear
Synopsis
Radio broadcast. Aulis Sallinen’s three-act opera King Lear (Op. 76) with Matti Salminen in the title role. The Finnish National Opera and Chorus is conducted by Okko Kamu.
Series
Performance on 3
Language
Finnish
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Recording date
15 Sep 2000
Transmission details
25 Jan 2001 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
Duration
60 mins

Credits

Music
Aulis Sallinen
Cast
Matti SalminenLear
Lilli PassikiviCordelia
Jorma HynninenemEarl of Gloucester
Aki AlamikkotervoFool
Saull TillikalnenEdgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
Hannu ForsbergKing of France
Jorma SilvastiEdmund
Kai PitkanenDuke of Cornwall
Kirsi TilhonenRegan
Petr LindroosDuke of Albany
Taini PilraGoneril

Additional Details

Theatre
Finnish National Opera House
Theatre company
Finnish National Opera
Production type
Operas and Musicals
Plays
King Lear
Subjects
Drama; Music
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
Recorded at its world premiere in Helsinki on 15 September 2000.
Textual information
Adapted by Sallinen from a Finnish translation by the poet Matti Rossi.

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7412 7676
Fax
020 7412 7441
Address
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "King Lear". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av75430 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)