Audelle Hinnant
Katja TervonenNight at the opera - 1st time edition.
I wanted to start my winter holiday with something different and I've never seen opera before. I went to see Ovllá, first north-Sámi opera. I didn't know what to expect, but I'm pretty sure this is something a bit more unusual in the scene of opera. The singing was mostly joik, the traditional singing of Sámi , and there wasn't many actually opera singers (if I understood correctly as a newbie).
Here is a little synopsis about the show:
"Ovllá tells the story of a boy who, as a child, is sent to a Finnish boarding school – a place where he gradually learns to feel shame for his Sámi roots. The personal joik inherited from his mother fades, and his identity begins to dissolve. He grows into a victim of assimilation policy, trying to forget something essential: who is he?"
#culture #opera #finland #suomi #oulu2026 #oulunteatteri #saame #Sámi #minorities #ooppera #pohjoissaame #oulu
I wanted to start my winter holiday with something different and I've never seen opera before. I went to see Ovllá, first north-Sámi opera. I didn't know what to expect, but I'm pretty sure this is something a bit more unusual in the scene of opera. The singing was mostly joik, the traditional singing of Sámi , and there wasn't many actually opera singers (if I understood correctly as a newbie).
Here is a little synopsis about the show:
"Ovllá tells the story of a boy who, as a child, is sent to a Finnish boarding school – a place where he gradually learns to feel shame for his Sámi roots. The personal joik inherited from his mother fades, and his identity begins to dissolve. He grows into a victim of assimilation policy, trying to forget something essential: who is he?"
#culture #opera #finland #suomi #oulu2026 #oulunteatteri #saame #Sámi #minorities #ooppera #pohjoissaame #oulu
