Ilkka Kuusisto
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Ilkka Taneli Kuusisto is a Finnish composer
of popular opera
and father of Jaakko Kuusisto and Pekka Kuusisto
. He was the general manager of the Finnish National Opera
1984-1992.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
of popular opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
and father of Jaakko Kuusisto and Pekka Kuusisto
Pekka Kuusisto
Pekka Kuusisto is a Finnish classical and jazz violinist.Pekka Kuusisto began studying the violin at the age of three. His first violin teacher was Geza Szilvay at the East Helsinki Music Institute. In 1983 he enrolled in the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. He began to study there with Tuomas...
. He was the general manager of the Finnish National Opera
Finnish National Opera
The Finnish National Opera in Helsinki is the leading opera company in Finland. Its home base is the Opera House on Töölönlahti bay in Töölö which opened in 1993, and is state-owned through Senate Properties...
1984-1992.
Operas
- Muumiooppera 1974
- Miehen kylkiluu 1977
- Sota valosta 1980
- Jääkäri Ståhl 1981
- Pierrot ja yön salaisuudet 1991
- Postineiti 1992
- Neiti Julie 1994
- Gabriel, tule takaisin! 1998
- Isänmaan tyttäret 1998
- Nainen kuin jäätynyt samppanja 1999
- Kuninkaan sormus 2000
- Pula! 2002
- Matilda ja Nikolai 2003
- Kotia kohti 2006
- Vapauden vanki 2006
- Taipaleenjoki 2009