Kullervo

[ koo-ler-vaw ]

noun

1. (in the Kalevala ) a slave who, after a series of tragic misadventures, kills himself.

Example Sentences

This breach facilitates the passage of cancer drugs that are infused at the same time, says Kullervo Hynynen, a medical biophysicist at the University of Toronto in Canada.

From Nature

Instead, he has chosen to illuminate “Kullervo” by assembling an onstage preview, in which excerpts from the work are presented alongside the Nordic folk music that inspired it.

From Seattle Times

The performance of “Kullervo” that followed this introduction was remarkably colorful, full of vitality and also a deep melancholy.

From Seattle Times

In the third movement, depicting the ill-fated meeting of Kullervo and his sister, baritone soloist Benjamin Appl was impassioned and impressive.

From Seattle Times

Dausgaard has chosen to illuminate “Kullervo” by assembling an onstage preview, in which excerpts from the work are presented alongside the Nordic folk music that inspired it.

From Seattle Times