5/11/2023 0 Comments Koirien Kalevala by Mauri Kunnas![]() ![]() The sets and costumes of the production featured on this disc also draw heavily on the visual world of Kunnas, and as such look very familiar to anyone who has ever read the book." Sami Parkkinen fashioned an opera libretto out of the version by Kunnas, keeping all the essential elements. ![]() And this is not the Kalevala, um, gone to the dogs - instead, the story is exactly like in the original, put across in an easily understandable way. The wonderful insight of Mauri Kunnas in linking the Finnish national epic to his lovable dog characters appeals not only to children but to their parents too. Jaakko Kuusisto: " Koirien Kalevala is probably one of the most popular Finnish children's books of all time, and with good reason. Mauri Kunnas's children's books have been translated into 23 languages with over 5,5 million copies sold. The libretto by Sami Parkkinen is based on the same named book by Mauri Kunnas ( official website) who in 1992 wrote an adaptation for children of the Finnish national epic Kalevala. This DVD Video features the one-act family opera Koirien Kalevala ("The Canine Kalevala") by Finnish composer-conductor Jaakko Kuusisto. ![]()
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