Autumn Sonata by Sebastian Fagerlund

Market Screening "Autumn Sonata" at Avant Première 2018: Tuesday 20 February 2018,13:30 - 14:30 at Scandic Hotel Potsdamer Platz, Screening Hall.

Autumn Sonata is a multilayered and powerful relationship drama. It is also the meeting of a story by cinema legend Ingmar Bergman and the music of Sebastian Fagerlund, one of the most highly acclaimed Finnish composers of his generation.

Gunilla Hemming adapted a libretto from Bergman’s film of the same name, reflecting on human choices, hidden conflicts in families and the possibility of forgiveness. The role of Charlotte has been specifically composed for Anne Sofie von Otter, one of the most highly esteemed mezzo-sopranos of our time. This is the first time von Otter has been seen on the Finnish National Opera stage.

GENRE Opera PRODUCTION COMPANY Yle, The Finnish Broadcasting Company (Finland) PRODUCTION YEAR 2017 DURATION 125‘ RECORDING LOCATION The Finnish National Opera DATE OF RECORDING 23rd September 2017 MUSIC STYLE Classical music COMPOSER Sebastian Fagerlund LIBRETTO Gunilla Hemming STAGE DIRECTOR Stéphane Braunschweig CONDUCTOR John Storgards MAIN ACTOR Anne Sofie von Otter ORCHESTRA FNO Orchestra CHOIR FNO Choir COSTUMES Thibault Vancraenenbroeck TV-DIRECTOR Hannu Kamppila GRAPHICS Olli Aittoniemi DISTRIBUTION Yle Sales – The Finnish Broadcasting Company