Description |
1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mixed |
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Dolby digital 5.1 |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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all regions |
Note |
"Opera in 2 acts, op. 46."--Booklet. |
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Erroneous statement of opera duration on container: 115 min. |
System Details |
DVD, NTSC, all regions; soundtracks in Dolby digital 5.1, PCM stereo; aspect ratio 16:9. |
Performer |
Jorma Hynninen (Topi) ; Païvi Nisula (Riika) ; Aki Alamikkotervo (Puntarpää) ; Hannu Forsberg (Simana Arhippani) ; Tsuumi Dance Company ; supporting soloists, orchestra and chorus of the Finnish National Opera ; Mikko Franck, conductor. |
Credits |
Set designer, Eeva Ijäs; costume designer, Erika Turunen; lighting designer, Juha Westman; choreographer, Ari Numminen; director of photography, Teuvo Karhu. |
Event |
Recorded live in performance in May 2008 at the Finnish National Opera, Helsinki. |
Note |
Program notes and synopsis in English and Finnish (23 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.) in container. |
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Bonus: interviews with Aulis Sallinen, Pekka Milonoff, Mikko, Franck and Jorma Hynninen (44 min.) |
Summary |
"Set in 1907, the year of the first election under universal suffrage in Finland. Topi, a poor crofter (baritone), with his wife Riika (soprano) and children, is struggling to eke out a miserable livelihood in the bleak north Finnish backwoods. A marauding bear has killed their last remaining sheep; the Church coldly rejects appeals for help. Topi goes off to sell some game he has caught, and in the meantime a wandering pedlar turns up. He entertains the children with a ballad. Soon afterwards a professional socialist agitator appears in the village. If only the poor peasants and their wives will draw a red line on the ballot paper, their oppression will be at an end, and a new era of justice and prosperity will dawn. However, for Topi and Riika the agitator's promises turn out to be hollow"--Erkki Arni, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. |
Language |
Sung in Finnish, with optional Finnish and English subtitles; DVD menus in English and Finnish. |
Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Subject |
Peasants -- Finland -- Drama.
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Peasants. |
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Finland. |
Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Subject |
Elections -- Finland -- Drama.
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Elections. |
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Suffrage -- Finland -- Drama.
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Suffrage. |
Genre/Form |
Nonfiction films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Filmed performances.
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Filmed performances.
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Televised performances.
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Televised performances.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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Added Author |
Sallinen, Aulis, composer, librettist.
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Kianto, Ilmari, 1874-1970, author.
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Hynninen, Jorma, 1941- performer.
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Nisula, Päivi, performer.
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Alamikkotervo, Aki, performer.
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Forsberg, Hannu, performer.
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Franck, Mikko, 1979- conductor.
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Milonoff, Pekka, director.
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Cronvall, Aarno, director.
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Ijäs, Eeva, 1952-
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Turunen, Erika.
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Westman, Juha, 1961-
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Numminen, Ari.
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Sallinen, Aulis.
Punainen viiva.
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Kianto, Ilmari, 1874-1970.
Punainen viiva.
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Suomen kansallisooppera, performer, producer.
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Suomen kansallisooppera. Kuoro, performer.
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Suomen kansallisooppera. Orkesteri, performer.
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Tanssiteatteri Tsuumi, performer.
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Suomen kansallisooppera, performer.
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Yleisradio Oy, producer.
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Arcron Productions, producer.
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Ondine Inc.
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Note |
Parallel title in Finnish language menu: Punainen viiva |
Standard No. |
761195040089 |
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0761195040089 |
Music No. |
ODV 4008 Ondine |
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