10.6.2020–17.6.2020 CANCELLED Saarinen – Monteverdi: Third Practice
Topi Lehtipuu, tenor
Núria Rial, soprano
Dancers | Tero Saarinen Company Jenna Broas, Natasha Lommi / Satu Halttunen, Annika Hyvärinen, David Scarantino, Eero Vesterinen, Won Won-Myeong / Pekka Louhio
Helsinki Baroque Orchestra
Choreography & Concept Tero Saarinen
Music Claudio Monteverdi
Music direction Aapo Häkkinen
Lighting design Eero Auvinen
Projection design Thomas Freundlich
Costume design Erika Turunen
Sound design Marco Melchior
Choreographer’s Assistants Henrikki Heikkilä, Satu Halttunen
Tero Saarinen’s new magnum opus explores radical shifts in values and perspectives. Claudio Monteverdi’s revolutionary, breathtakingly beautiful madrigals are incarnated by twelve dancers and musicians, plus tenor Topi Lehtipuu and virtual soprano Núria Rial. TSC and Helsinki Baroque Orchestra join forces to create a gripping contemporary fusion of dance, live music, opera and design
Duration 70 minutes, no intermission.