HELLUN HELLALLA (HELENA’S KITCHEN) – HAPPINESS

Conductor: Topi Lehtipuu

Soloist: Helena Juntunen, soprano
Expert: Mikko Sams

This programme is in Finnish

Hellun Hellalla is a show hosted with humour by Helena Juntunen, combining lieder, opera, music theatre and a psychology lecture. The programme explores songs and opera scenes that express the feeling of happiness throughout music history, freely crossing stylistic boundaries. The emotion itself is also examined in an academic spirit under the guidance of Professor Mikko Sams, a specialist in cognitive neuroscience, who creates a cosy, homespun atmosphere from the psychologist’s chair as he talks to the audience about happiness. As our audience knows, Helena
Juntunen is one of Finland’s most versatile opera singers, with impressive acting skills and a natural gift for comedy. This concert concludes Topi Lehtipuu’s season as the orchestra’s Artistic Partner.