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''The Last Temptations'' ((フィンランド語:Viimeiset kiusaukset)) is an opera in two acts by Joonas Kokkonen to a libretto by Lauri Kokkonen.〔http://www.naytelmat.fi/index.php?view=writer&id=187&pid=2853 | Viimeiset Kiusaukset. 1959. Lauri Kokkonen. Naytelmat.fi In Finnish〕 Along with Leevi Madetoja's ''Pohjalaisia'' and Aarre Merikanto's ''Juha'', it is considered one of the most important Finnish operas. The opera deals with the life of the late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century folk preacher Paavo Ruotsalainen. Kokkonen worked on the opera for 16 years before finishing the work. It was premiered in Helsinki by the Finnish National Opera in 1975. The opera consists of two acts divided in 14 scenes. The combining element of the work is the hymn number 382 in the current Finnish hymnal of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, ''My Lord, my God in all distress'' (フィンランド語:Sinuhun turvaan Jumala) which is a reoccurring theme throughout the opera. A chorus containing the whole hymn concludes the opera. == Performances == After the premiere, the opera has already had almost three hundred performances. Finnish National Opera toured with the work in seven cities abroad - including at New York's Metropolitan Opera. At the Finnish National Opera there have been three productions: 1975-1983 (directed by Sakari Puurunen) and 1994 (directed by Paavo Liski) and 2001 (directed by Jussi Tapola). The Savonlinna Opera Festival performed the opera for several years, 1977-1980. In Helsinki and Savonlinna the most famous singers in the role of Paavo were Martti Talvela and Jaakko Ryhänen. In 2007 the opera was performed as a half-staged production in the Temppeliaukio church in Helsinki four times. Finnish film director Åke Lindman directed ''The Last Temptations'' on the original homestead of Paavo Ruotsalainen in Aholansaari, Nilsiä, Finland during four summers in 2000-2003 from where the production was transferred to new ourdoor arena in Nilsiä to be performed in summer 2007. A renewed full scale production of the opera saw light in summer 2009 in Nivala, Finland. In the roles were baritone Esa Ruuttunen as Paavo, soprano Johanna Rusanen-Kartano as Riitta, Petri Pussila as smith and Lassi Virtanen, first man. The popularity of the opera has lasted over the years. In 2015 it was produced by Pohjois-Kymi music school. Esa Ruuttunen sang the role of Paavo Ruotsalainen. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Last Temptations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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