Armas Launis
1884 Hämeenlinna (Finlande) – 1959 Nice (France)
Armas Launis was a multitalented Finnish personality. He was a university professor (docent), a researcher, a writer, a music composer, an ethno-musicologist, an enthusiastic traveller, eager to make new acquaintances, interested in all oral traditions. This hard-working, demanding scholar forcefully endeavoured to renew the Opera genre in Finland.
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- The young dancer Septentrion, a shooting star of AntipolisOn the occasion of the premiere of the opera Frozen Flames, Sébastien Cagnoli offers here an illuminating text on the historical context of this work and… Read more: The young dancer Septentrion, a shooting star of Antipolis
- LAUNIS’ FORGOTTEN OPERA FINALLY STAGEDAt the beginning of July, the Organ Night and Arias Festival will offer the world premiere of the TV ballet opera Frozen Flames, sixty years after… Read more: LAUNIS’ FORGOTTEN OPERA FINALLY STAGED
- PREMIERE OF ARMAS LAUNIS’ S OPERAFROZEN FLAMES JÄISET LIEKIT July 2, 2026 Tapiola Church – Kirkkopolku 6 Espoo – Uusimaa The Helsinki Chamber Choir and soloists, under the musical direction of… Read more: PREMIERE OF ARMAS LAUNIS’ S OPERA
