
Length: 1 hour 23 min 35 sec
Libretto: Jüri Reinvere & Tamur Tohver Authentication of language to the 17th century: Helve Võsamäe
Text mise en scène: Tamur Tohver Actors: Paul Lempeius – Aarne Üksküla Catharina Lempelius – Anne Reemann Jonas Kempe – Andres Raag Hiiob – Marko Matvere Girl – Janika Hirvi
Lamenting Livonian woman – Julgi Stalte
Music: Julgi Stalte (voice), Dirk Schmigotzki (contrabass) Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and sololists: Veronika Portsmuth, Kaia Urb, Aarne Talvik and Allan Vurma – conductor Mikk Üleoja Nyyd ansamble – conductor Toomas Vavilov
Nature sounds: Fred Jüssi, Petteri Kalinainen (Yle Pori), Richard Fox (Natural Sound History Society, London). Nature sound processing: Akademie der Künste, Berlin, electro-acoustic music studio. Final mix: Finnish Yleisradio Radio Theatre Studios.
Producers: Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Estonian Radio Radio Theatre, Klassikaraadio, Finnish Yleisradio, Yleisradio Radio Theatre, Finnish Institute of Tallinn, and the Estonian Ministry of Culture
2001-2004
Dedicated to Käbi Laretei for her 80th birthday