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  Doctor Atomic

  A rent-an-opera again (from Saarbrücken this time), but what an opera! The libretto of Doctor Atomic by Peter Sellars, copy-pasted from documents, interviews and poems was mesmerizing. Especially the ...

  18.11.2011 | Kommentteja 0 | Magpie's Feather

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  Musical of the Year in Lahti - Cabaret

  I wonder when Cabaret was selected for this year's musical in Lahti City Theatre: before or after the general election? Quite topical - maybe even pointing with a finger a bit too much? Jorma Uotinen...

  13.09.2011 | Kommentteja 0 | Magpie's Feather

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  Minna Canth Day

  Yesterday was the first official flag-raising day for a woman in Finland, the author Minna Canth (1844-97), an obvious nominee because of her social activism. There have been better writers, but she i...

  20.03.2007 | Kommentteja 0 | Magpie's Feather

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  Voting in Elections

  The results of the parliamentary election of 2007 were quite astonishing, in spite, or because (?), of the uninspired campaign and widespread indifference. In Finland it doesn't much matter who sits...

  19.03.2007 | Kommentteja 0 | Magpie's Feather

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