The opera, Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan, is an opera in three acts, based on the novel by Paavo Haavikko, the singing version is by a composer born on what day?
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Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan (English: The King Goes Forth to France ) is an opera in three acts by Aulis Sallinen, based on the novel of the same title by Paavo Haavikko, who also wrote the libretto. The English singing version is by Stephen Oliver.
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Stephen Oliver (composer) Stephen Michael Harding Oliver (10 March 1950 – 29 April 1992) was an English composer, best known for his operas.
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Meiju Suvas Merja Annele Suvas-Berger (born 22 January 1959), professionally known as Meiju Suvas, is a Finnish singer.
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Alexander Radvilovich Alexander Yuryevich Radvilovich (Russian: Александр Юрьевич Радвилович ; born 1955) is a Russian composer, pianist and teacher from Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) from which Conservatory he also graduated at which he was under guidance from Sergei Slonimsky. In 1992 and 1994 respectively he was the first ever composer of Russian origin to get education at the International New Music in Darmstadt. He is known for his symphonies of two of his own poems called "Legend About Violinist" and "Pushkin". At one time, after reading Fyodor Dostoyevsky he composed a string quartet called "The Boy at Christ’s New Year Celebration" and also designed a mini opera called "Let’s Write Fairy-tale". He also composed an opera called "Hindrance" which was based on Danii Kharms' poem "Ruin of the Gods". Currently he is a member of both Russian Composer’s and Saint Petersburg Composer's Unions and works as music pedagogue at the Humanitarian University of the Petersburg Conservatory. On occasion, he tours the world as composer, pianist and leader of the Sound Ways which he also founded back in 1989. His music is published by various labels in countries such as Russia, the Netherlands and the United States.
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Ulf Söderblom Ulf Arne Söderblom (5 February 1930 – 4 February 2016) was a Finnish conductor and music professor. He was the Principal Conductor of the Finnish National Opera from 1973 to 1993 and was a key figure in the revival of the Savonlinna Opera Festival. A champion of Finnish music, he has conducted the world premieres of several works by Finnish composers including Kokkonen's "The Last Temptations" and Sallinen's "Kullervo" and "The Horseman".
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Johanna Ölander Johanna Ölander (23 May 1827 – 16 July 1909, Hedvig Eleonora Parish, Stockholm, Sweden) was a Swedish song composer. She has written the tune for the Christmas song "Julpolska" ("Nu ha vi ljus, här i vårt hus").
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Joonas Kokkonen Joonas Kokkonen (   ) (November 13, 1921 – October 2, 1996) was a Finnish composer. He was one of the most internationally famous Finnish composers of the 20th century after Sibelius; his opera "The Last Temptations" has received over 500 performances worldwide, and is considered by many to be Finland's most distinguished national opera.
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Amadeus Lundberg Juha Grigori Amadeus Lundberg (born March 29, 1989 in Helsinki, Finland), better known as Amadeus is a Finnish singer. He became famous after winning the Tangomarkkinat tango contest in 2009.
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Alexander Spendiaryan Alexander Afanasyevich Spendiaryan (Spendiarov) (Armenian: Ալեքսանդր Ստեփանոսի Սպենդիարյան , Russian: Александр Афанасьевич Спендиаров , November 1, 1871, Kakhovka, Russian Empire – May 7, 1928, Yerevan, Armenia) was an Armenian born in Russia, music composer, conductor, founder of Armenian national symphonic music and one of the patriarchs of Armenian classical music. His compositions include the opera "Almast" (Armenian: Ալմաստ ՝ brilliant) and the "Yerevan Etudes," among others.
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Palatsi (opera) Palatsi ("The Palace") is an opera in three acts, Op. 68, composed by Aulis Sallinen, on a libretto by Irene Dische and Hans Magnus Enzensberger. The translation of the libretto into Finnish was by the composer.
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Margareta Hallin Gunhild Margareta Hallin Ekerot (born 20 February 1931) is a Swedish opera singer, composer and actress.
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Aatos Tapala Aatos Abel Tapala (born May 5, 1940, Sauvo) is a Finnish actor, opera singer and, for a time, a soloist for the Finnish National Opera from 1965-1972. Throughout the course of his lifetime Tapala has participated in various roles in operas and musicals such as "Tamino" in "Taikahuilu", "Basilio" in "Figaron häät", "Perämies" in "Lentävä hollantilainen", "Aegisthus" in "Elektra", "Maalari" in Lulu, "Šemeikka" in "Juha" and "Tony" in "West Side Story".
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Cyrillus Kreek Cyrillus Kreek (born as Karl Ustav Kreek; 3 December [O.S. 21 November] 1889 in Võnnu, Lääne county – 26 March 1962 in Haapsalu) was an Estonian composer.
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Eduard Künneke Eduard Künneke (also seen as Edward and spelled Künnecke) (27 January 1885 – 27 October 1953) was a German composer of operettas, operas and theatre music. He was born in Emmerich. His daughter was the actress and singer Evelyn Künneke.
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Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born 2 June 1943 as Gnanathesikan) is an Indian film composer who works in the South Indian cinema predominantly in Tamil since mid 1970s. Widely regarded as the greatest Indian music composer of all time, Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, singer, and songwriter. He has composed more than 6000 songs and provided film scores for more than 1000 films, particularly being acclaimed for his background scores.
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Topi Sorsakoski Pekka Erkki Juhani Tammilehto (27 October 1952 – 13 August 2011), better known by his stage name Topi Sorsakoski, was a Finnish singer. His father was tango singer Yrjö Johannes aka "Ylli" Tammilehto (also known as Tapio Tammilehto). Sorsakoski started his career together with his brother, Antti,
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Alaric Jans Alaric "Rokko" Jans (born January 27, 1949 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American film and theater composer.
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Topi Lehtipuu Topi Lehtipuu (born 24 March 1971 in Brisbane, Australia) is a Finnish operatic tenor. He has sung a variety of roles from different periods, including the title role in Benjamin Britten's "Albert Herring" at the Finnish National Opera, several roles in Mozart operas, including Belmonte in "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" and Tamino in "Die Zauberflöte", both at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, and Ferrando in "Così fan tutte" at the 2006 Glyndebourne Festival. He has also appeared in Handel's "Ariodante" (Paris Opera) and as Hylas in Berlioz' "Les Troyens" (conducted by John Eliot Gardiner). He has worked with other well-known conductors, such as William Christie, Michel Corboz, René Jacobs, Simon Rattle, and Christophe Rousset. Since 2010 Lehtipuu has been the artistic director of Turku Music Festival.
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Hector (musician) Heikki Veikko Harma (born April 20, 1947, Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish singer-songwriter who has also distinguished himself as a translator of song lyrics, but has written popular lyrics of his own too. To the public he's better known by the name Hector, which he has used since the release of his 1965 debut single "Palkkasoturi", a Finnish translation of Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Universal Soldier". His 1974 album "Hectorock I" became the fastest selling record in Finnish history, selling 50,000 units within a few months. Hector was at the height of his popularity in the first half of the 1970s, but his steady string of recordings provided occasional hits well into the 1990s. In 2000s he made strong comeback to popularity with his album "Ei selityksiä". That album became one of his most successful albums. In 2007 he made a farewell tour on big arenas, but has performed occasionally after that too. In 2011 he made a massive comeback tour and released a new album "Hauras" (Fragile) in 2014, ten years after his previous album.
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Ingvar Lidholm Ingvar Natanael Lidholm (born 24 February 1921) is a Swedish composer.
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Tapio Ilomäki Juho Tapio Ilomäki (21 April 1904 − 25 July 1955) was a Finnish film composer. During his 25-year career, he composed music for several Finnish film production companies. Occasionally Ilomäki used a pseudonym Jussi Mäki.
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Osmo Vänskä Osmo Antero Vänskä (born 28 February 1953) is a Finnish conductor, clarinetist and composer.