MESSIAH
The Fabulous Bäckström
Brothers’ guest visit to Alminsali with their musical theatre production
Messiah made me feel really good. Petri and Jouni Bäckström have both had
classical singing training, which you can hear, but they also have exceptional
comical talent. Even though music is part of the performance, even opera arias,
it plays a minor role. Even the performers themselves didn’t seem to consider
it super important – so heavy was the vibrato of e.g. Petri Bäckström.
The production was in
a successful way based on the variety of facial expressions and movements of
the brothers. Petri Bäckström’s Virgin Mary was hilarious: a big bald guy
playing a young innocent girl was both funny and in an exaggerative way
credible. The audience also became a part of the performance in a good/suitable
way.
Set and especially costumes
proved that with the help of small things you can create big illusions: move
the bowtie to the forehead and Petri becomes Mary!
Actually the only
extra element in the performance was Reetta Ristimäki who played the role of
the mother. But perhaps her arias gave the brothers a little breathing room in an
otherwise rather hectic show.
I can warmly recommend
Messiah for everybody who wishes a good laugh. The last date is the 17th
of December, so there is still plenty of time to buy a ticket http://www.lippu.fi.
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