Works
Opera
Day of Night (2024-2026)
opera in three acts
2 hours
Libretto by Aleksi Barrière, based on Niillas Holmberg’s novel Halla Helle (Gummerus, 2021)
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen
Orchestration: soprano, yoik singer, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, choir (SATB) and orchestra
The second opera by Outi Tarkiainen, Day of Night, is commissioned by the Aalto-Theater Essen and the Finnish National Opera and Ballet and will be world premiered in Essen, Germany on February 2027 and will get its Finnish premiere on October 2027.