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Payback time: Mirjam Helin and the art of singing
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Payback time: Mirjam Helin and the art of singing

Payback time: Mirjam Helin and the art of singing

Mirjam Helin faced the sort of injustices that the world is at last trying to banish forever, but the Finnish singer’s sacrifice has proved priceless for the generations that have followed her.

Andrew Mellor

February 1, 2019

An opera about natural forces pushed Jaakko Kuusisto into a new period
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An opera about natural forces pushed Jaakko Kuusisto into a new period

An opera about natural forces pushed Jaakko Kuusisto into a new period

Violinist, conductor, composer, arranger and music administrator Jaakko Kuusisto has been seeking to find more time for composing. His opera Jää [Ice], based on the novel by Ulla-Lena Lundberg, will be premiered at the Finnish National Opera and Ballet on 25 January.

Auli Särkiö-Pitkänen

January 24, 2019