Last performance November 29th

Eerik XIV had world Premiere

On Tuesday 22 November, the new Logomo Hall opened with the premiere of the Eerik XIV opera. The opera was commissioned by the City of Turku from composer Mikko Heiniö and librettist Juha Siltanen in honour of the Capital of Culture year. The last performance will be on Tuesday November 29th.

Eerik XIV is composed by Mikko Heiniö and the libretto is written by Juha Siltanen. The lead, as young king Eric, is performed by mezzo-soprano Charlotte Hellekant and Eric’s spouse Karin Månsdotter is portrayed by Helena Juntunen. The opera is directed by Erik Söderblom and conducted by prominent opera maestro Leif Segerstam.

Eerik XIV, the young king of Sweden-Finland, has grand dreams of a civilised Europe. But is this young man prepared to bear the weight of his heavy crown? And is that even what he wants? Lured by the new constitution and by his own education, he tumbles headlong towards his own demise. For this man, who was destined to spread enlightenment over land and sea, the happiest months of his life end up being those which he spends imprisoned in Turku Castle.

Eerik XIV introduced opera to an industrial setting and brought together many of the resources of the cultural institutions operating in Turku to create a spectacular large-scale production. Impressive visual projections, an urban environment and the Renaissance court converged to produce this visually magnificent drama.

Grand opening of the Logomo-sali hall in Logomo

World premier for the opera Eerik XIV was on November 22nd 2011 and the fourth and last performance will be at November 29th. The premier was simultaneously also the grand opening of the Logomo-sali hall in Logomo. The audience at its largest fits 3,500 viewers and in this production about 1,500 viewers.