The Northern Opera Company’s double bill brings together two contemporary works exploring transformation and the relationship between humans and their environment.
De profundis (Variation II) unfolds through a dialogue between music, installation, and shadow art. The performance asks: in the midst of the ecological crisis, who is salvation for.
Silkkiperhonen (The Silk Butterfly) is a monologue opera about a woman sewing a red dress through the night. The waters held back by a hyrdopower dam flow through the performance, where personal memories interwine tiwh the surrounding materials and landscape.
The event is par of the Uuden Musiikin Lokakuu (October of New Music) Festival.
Duration approx. 1 hour and 15 minutes, including intermission.
Ticket sale opens on 12.8.2026
Tickects: 24/17/15€ Valve Ticket Office and Ticketmaster (+ service fees).
Creative Team De profundis (Variation II)
Singing — Annamaria Hannonen
Clavichord — Laura Heikkilä
Shadow art & direction — Paula Vilmi
We thank for the support — Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Lapland Arts Council & Koillis-Lappi Music Institute
Creative team Silkkiperhonen (The Silk Butterfly)
Librettist — Minna Mikkonen
Composer & electronics — Tuomas Kettunen
Director & Producer — Jenni Kinnunen
Soprano — Minna-Leena Lahti
Harpist — Hilda Kunnola
Costume and set design — Johanna Pelkonen & Jenni Kinnunen
We thank you for your support — Oulu2026 Foundation, Arts Promotion Centre, Kone Foundation, Finnish Cultural Foundation Central Fund & Teosto
