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Tero Saarinen Company: Third Practice
Kevätkausi 2021Spring 2021

Tero Saarinen Company: Third Practice

Tero Saarinen – Claudio Monteverdi
6 performances
2.3.2021 – 6.3.2021
Guest performances
Almi Hall
Total duration 1 h 10 min
Total duration 1 h 10 min
6 performances
2.3.2021 – 6.3.2021
Guest performances
Almi Hall
tickets
29-92 €

Finland’s finest conjure a gripping fusion of classic and contemporary

World-renowned choreographer Tero Saarinen’s latest brings new dimensions to opera pioneer Claudio Monteverdi’s revolutionary music. The composer’s breathtakingly beautiful madrigals are incarnated on stage by tenor Topi Lehtipuu, virtual soprano Núria Rial plus the dancers of Tero Saarinen Company and musicians from Helsinki Baroque Orchestra – flagships of their respective genres in Finland and among Europe’s leading forces in contemporary dance and baroque music.

Choreographer Saarinen is known for his distinctive movement language and insightful fusions of dance, live music and stunning visuals. His recent creations include Sibelius’ Kullervo (2015) in collaboration with the Finnish National Opera and Ballet and Zimmermann Trio (2018), commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Third Practice (2019) received its world premiere at the Monteverdi Festival Cremona in Italy last year.

Tero Saarinen Company: Third Practice

“Sophisticated — baroque transposed to the contemporary”

– La Provincia Di Cremona

“An ambitious union of dance and music — Unforgettable moments”

– Helsingin Sanomat

”A true total artwork — Magic”

– Hufvudstadsbladet

”Simultaneously in the 17th century, the present and the future — tenor Topi Lehtipuu’s multifaceted expression was gripping”

– Rondo

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Third Practice Tero Saarinen Company

Cast

Virtual Soprano Núria Rial Tenor Topi Lehtipuu

Helsinki Baroque Orchestra Julien Martin (recorder), Tuomo Suni (violin), Aira Lehtipuu (violin), Mikko Perkola (viola da gamba), Eero Palviainen (theorbo), Aapo Häkkinen (harpsichord)

Tero Saarinen Company Jenna Broas, Natasha Lommi, Annika Hyvärinen, Pekka Louhio, David Scarantino, Eero Vesterinen

Visit terosaarinen.com for more info!

Photos Kai Kuusisto, video Lumikinos Production

Tickets & performances

1 h 10 min
6 performances
2.3.2021 – 6.3.2021
Guest performances
Almi Hall
tickets
29-92 €
Tue 2.3.2021
at 19:30
Almi Hall
sold out
sold out
Wed 3.3.2021
at 19:30
Almi Hall
sold out
sold out
Thu 4.3.2021
at 19:30
Almi Hall
sold out
sold out
Fri 5.3.2021
at 19:30
Almi Hall
sold out
sold out
Sat 6.3.2021
at 14:30
Almi Hall
sold out
sold out
Sat 6.3.2021
at 19:30
Almi Hall
sold out
sold out

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