The Phantom of the Opera
About the Event
The Phantom of the Opera is a grand story of the power of art and the hunger for love. Andrew Lloyd Webber's devastating music has made it the most popular musical in the world.
Strange things and accidents are happening at the Opera in Paris. Christine, a young singer, ends up in a major role. But who will win her heart: her childhood friend Raoul or the mysterious masked man lurking in the vaults of the Opera House?
First staged in 1986, it has had more than 140 million viewers in 30 countries, and there is no end in sight. Most performances of Phantom around the world are replicas of the original London production, but the Finnish National Opera was granted the rare privilege of creating a completely new production, which will be premiered on 4 September 2015. Tiina Puumalainen, veteran director of numerous musicals and the opera The Purge at the Finnish National Opera, will be spearheading a lavish staging where the modern technology of the Opera House will allow all the stops to be pulled out.
Cast / Production
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics: Charles Hart
Additional lyrics: Richard Stilgoe
Conductor: Nick Davies / Kurt Kopecky
Director: Tiina Puumalainen
Sets: Teppo Järvinen
Costumes: Marjaana Mutanen
Choreography: Osku Heiskanen
Lighting design: Timo Alhanen
Christine Daaé: Sofie Asplund
Hanna‐Liina Võsa
Vilja Riutamaa
Phantom: Ville Rusanen
Ilkka Hämäläinen
Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny: Tero Harjunniemi Olli Tuovinen
Monsieur Firmin: Sauli Tiilikainen
Juha Eskelinen
Monsieur André: Juha Riihimäki
Jussi Miilunpalo
Carlotta Giudicelli: Hanna‐Leena Haapamäki Kaisa Ranta
Madame Giry: Päivi Nisula
Sari Nordqvist
Emilia Vesalainen
Ubaldo Piangi: Mika Pohjonen
Kai Pitkänen
Monsieur Reyer: Jarmo Ojala
Arto Hosio
Meg Giry: Elli Vallinoja
Vilja Riutamaa
Buquet, Firechief: Robert McLoud
Jussi Merikanto
Auctioneer, Monsieur Lefévre, Firefighter: Matti Kuronen
Confidante (Il Muto): Tove Åman
Katriina Kerppola
Dandy 1 (Il Muto): Juhana Suninen
Dandy 2 (Il Muto): Roland Liiv
Don Attillio (Il Muto): Petri Pussila
Ari Hosio
Passarino (Don Juan Triumphant): Juhana Suninen
Roland Liiv
