| The Red Line Punainen viiva | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Aulis Sallinen | |
 Aulis Sallinen in 2009 | |
| Librettist | Sallinen |
| Language | Finnish |
| Based on | Punainen viiva by Ilmari Kianto |
| Premiere | 30 November 1978 Finnish National Opera, Helsinki |
The Red Line (Punainen viiva) is an opera in two acts with music by Aulis Sallinen to a libretto by the composer, which premiered on 30 November 1978 at the Finnish National Opera.[1][2]
Based on the 1909 novel Punainen viiva by Ilmari Kianto (1874–1970), the opera – like the novel – is set in 1907, a watershed year in Finnish history during which its first elections were held, leading eventually to Finnish independence in 1917.[3]
- ^ Arni E. The Red Line. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Macmillan, London and New York, 1997.
- ^ Opera News DVD review; accessed 29 March 2011
- ^ Finnish Music Information Centre FIMIC background notes; accessed 29 March 2011.