| Composer: |
Aulis Sallinen |
| Music title: |
The King Goes Forth to France, Op. 53 |
| Librettist: |
Paavo Haavikko |
| Work definition: |
Opera in three acts |
| Language: |
Finnish |
| World premiere: |
7 July 1984, Savonlinna Opera Festival |
| ROH premiere: |
1 April 1987, The Royal Opera |
| ROH company premiere: |
1 April 1987, The Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |