This is how the project proceeds

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December 2017

Uljas Pulkkis (Composer) presents the idea of a new opera to Markus Lehtinen (Opera Professor)

Spring 2018

Presenting the idea of the opera to USC Thornton School of Music
Discussions with Glenda Goss (Libretist) and with Ken Cazan (Opera Professor, director)

Fall 2018

Production decision of All the Truths we cannot see opera is confirmed. MoU was signed in November 2018.
Decision on schedule of the production at the Sibelius Academy
Creative work and dialogue between Uljas Pulkkis and Glenda Goss intensify
Preliminary co-operation agreement between Sibelius Academy and USC Thornton School of Music

November 2019

New opera production is launched to the public at Sibelius Academy Dean’s reception

May 2019

Ken Cazan visits Helsinki, Finland and the Sibelius Academy
Uljas Pulkkis (starts composing fulltime the opera after other projects

August 2019

New ensemble of Sibelius Academy Opera begin their studies and they meet with Uljas Pulkkis

September 2019

Visual identity for the Opera is made

October 2019

Launching of the fundraising
Markus Lehtinen visits USC
First duetto of the opera is performed by students of USC Thornton at the Fundraising Event in the Finnish Consulate`s Residence in Los Angeles

April 2020

Students receive first draft of the vocal score of the 1st Act
The website of All the Truths We Cannot See opens
Confirmation of the casting in Helsinki

May 2020

Designing team meets online
Ken Cazan meet online the students of the Sibelius Academy Opera for the first time.
Thornton students and Sibelius Academy Opera students meet in a distant session

August 2020

Piano score of the whole opera is ready

October 2020

Orchestra score of the opera, first version
Designing team meets (first drafts or set and costume designs ready)
Thornton: musical rehearsals

December 2020

Designing team meets (final versions of set and costume designs ready)
Tickets of the Helsinki performances go on sale
Sibelius Academy: Music rehearsals for the singers
First reading and Rehearsal tape recording with orchestra musicians of the Sibelius Academy

January 2021

Exchange students from USC Thornton arrive to Helsinki and begin their studies
Music rehearsals continue on top of other studies
Making of the costumes starts in Helsinki

February 2021

Ken Cazan arrives to Finland
Intensive week and master class of All the Truths We Cannot See
Visual designers from USA arrive
Building of set and technical week at Sonore, Helsinki Music Centre
Stage rehearsals with Ken Cazan begin

March 2021

Stage rehearsals continue
Orchestra rehearsals
Assisting director Martina Roos (Sibelius Academy) travels to LA to work with Thornton ensemble
Sitzprobes and stage rehearsals with Orchestra
World premiere and performances of All the Truths We Cannot see in Helsinki, Finland

April 2021

Finnish party and the Thornton exchange students travel to Los Angeles
Set and costume pieces are shipped to LA
Building the set and technique of the Opera in LA
Stage rehearsals with the director
Stage rehearsals with the orchestra
USA premiere and performances of All the Truths We Cannot See

All the truths we cannot see – a Chernobyl story

All the Truths We Cannot See: A Chernobyl Story is an opera by Uljas Pulkkis and Glenda D. Goss. It is produced as a collaboration between Uniarts Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy and the USC Thornton School of Music. Students from these institutions join forces in an opera production, which will premiere in Helsinki on 15 March 2022. The American premiere will take place in Los Angeles on 21 April 2022.

All the Truths We Cannot See: A Chernobyl Story explores the explosion that happened at a power plant in Chernobyl, Soviet Union in 1986, as well as its reasons and consequences.

This blog reveals the background stories and people behind this project and also represents some expert articles discussing the relation between opera and the environment.

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