Auringon talo is a 1990 Finnish-language chamber opera by Einojuhani Rautavaara.[1]
Recording
edit- The House of the Sun (sung in Finnish) Anna-Kristiina Kaappola, Raija Regnell, Mia Huhta, Helena Juntunen, Ulla Raiskio, Jukka Romu, Tuomas Katajala, Tommi Hakala, Markus Nieminen, Petri Bäckström Oulu Symphony Orchestra, Mikko Franck 2CD Ondine
References
edit- ^ Opera Today review "The House of the Sun, which he subtitled a tragedia buffa. The CD booklet features a well-written essay by the composer on the creation of his opera. The inspiration for the libretto came from a tragic but bizarre news story: two older ladies were found frozen to death in their trash-filled home. Daughters of a family that had fled the Russian revolution, they had never integrated into Finnish society, and once they could no longer afford servants, they simply shut themselves away until death claimed them."