A Christmas Carol (2023)
Music · Family
Overview
A Christmas classic revisited in dance form at the Finnish National Opera: Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. It's the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a grumpy, miserly old man who, on Christmas Eve, is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. A magical tale popular with all ages, adapted into a ballet by an all-British artistic team including composer Sally Beamish and choreographer David Bintley.
Cast
- Abigail Sheppard as Belle
- Johann Pakkanen as Scrooge
- Martin Nudo as Young Scrooge
- Frans Valkama as Bob Cratchit
- Zhiyao Chen as The Spirit of Christmas Past
- Jun Xia as Fred, Scrooge's nephew
- Janne Kouhia as Tiny Tim Cratchit
- Sergei Popov as Marley's Ghost / Young Jacob Marley
- Samuli Poutanen as The Spirit of Christmas Present
- Florian Modan as The Spirit of Christmas yet to come