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Juha, Op. 74, is a verismo opera in three acts—comprising six tableaux—written from 1931 to 1934 by the Finnish composer Leevi Madetoja. The libretto, a collaboration between Madetoja and the Finnish soprano Aino Ackté, is based on Juhani Aho's novel by the same name. The story takes place on the border between West Karelia (Finno-Swedish territory) and East Karelia (Russian territory), and features as its central conflict a love triangle between the farmer Juha, his young wife Marja, and a Karelian merchant, Shemeikka. Disillusioned with rural life and seduced by promises of material comfort and romance, Marja runs away with Shemeikka; Juha, who maintains his wife has been abducted, eventually discovers her betrayal and commits suicide by jumping into the rapids.
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| dbo:abstract | Juha, Op. 74, is a verismo opera in three acts—comprising six tableaux—written from 1931 to 1934 by the Finnish composer Leevi Madetoja. The libretto, a collaboration between Madetoja and the Finnish soprano Aino Ackté, is based on Juhani Aho's novel by the same name. The story takes place on the border between West Karelia (Finno-Swedish territory) and East Karelia (Russian territory), and features as its central conflict a love triangle between the farmer Juha, his young wife Marja, and a Karelian merchant, Shemeikka. Disillusioned with rural life and seduced by promises of material comfort and romance, Marja runs away with Shemeikka; Juha, who maintains his wife has been abducted, eventually discovers her betrayal and commits suicide by jumping into the rapids. On 17 February 1935, the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra premiered the work at the Finnish National Opera under the baton of Armas Järnefelt. Although a success at its premiere, Juha failed to match the popularity of Madetoja's first opera, The Ostrobothnians; enthusiasm quickly faded and the inaugural production fizzled in February 1938, for a total of just 13 performances. Despite two mini-revivals in Madetoja's lifetime, he considered it the greatest disappointment of his career. Today, the opera is rarely performed and has been supplanted in the operatic repertoire by Aarre Merikanto's modernist 1922 version (first performed in 1963), which is based upon the same libretto. (en) Juha, Op. 74, är en veristisk opera i tre akter (eller sex tableaux) med musik av den finländske kompositören Leevi Madetoja, som skrev operan åren 1931–34. Librettot, ett samarbete mellan Madetoja och den finländska sopranen Aino Ackté, bygger på Juhani Ahos roman med samma namn. Operan hade premiär den 17 februari 1935 på Finlands nationalopera. Armas Järnefelt dirigerade Helsingfors stadsorkester. Trots att operan var en succé vid premiären lyckades Juha inte leva upp till populariteten hos hans tidigare opera Österbottningar; entusiasmen svalnade fort och uppsättningen lades ned 1938 efter att ha uppförts 13 gånger. Trots två mindre nypremiärer under Madetojas levnad ansåg han det som sin karriärs största misslyckande. Idag uppförs opera mycket sällan och har överskuggats av Aarre Merikantos modernistiska version från 1922 (först uppförd 1963), som bygger på samma libretto. (sv) |
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| dbp:caption | (The composer ) (en) Rapids are a recurring plot point in Juha: over them, Marja escapes with Shemeikka; and in them, a ruined Juha downs himself. (en) Juha and Marja's homeland is the historical Finnish province of Karelia , then under Swedish rule. Shemeikka's Russian Karelia borders to the east. (en) |
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| dbp:footer | An advertisement promoting the 17 February 1935 premiere of Madetoja's Juha; Armas Järnefelt conducted the premiere. (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | Juha, Op. 74, is a verismo opera in three acts—comprising six tableaux—written from 1931 to 1934 by the Finnish composer Leevi Madetoja. The libretto, a collaboration between Madetoja and the Finnish soprano Aino Ackté, is based on Juhani Aho's novel by the same name. The story takes place on the border between West Karelia (Finno-Swedish territory) and East Karelia (Russian territory), and features as its central conflict a love triangle between the farmer Juha, his young wife Marja, and a Karelian merchant, Shemeikka. Disillusioned with rural life and seduced by promises of material comfort and romance, Marja runs away with Shemeikka; Juha, who maintains his wife has been abducted, eventually discovers her betrayal and commits suicide by jumping into the rapids. (en) Juha, Op. 74, är en veristisk opera i tre akter (eller sex tableaux) med musik av den finländske kompositören Leevi Madetoja, som skrev operan åren 1931–34. Librettot, ett samarbete mellan Madetoja och den finländska sopranen Aino Ackté, bygger på Juhani Ahos roman med samma namn. (sv) |
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