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…and observes EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) as well as other applicable data protection legislation (collectively “data protection legislation”) and good data processing practices in all processing of personal…
La traviata
…can now move your tickets and make a reservation for the performance of your choice in summer 2022. Read more here Concerts and a singing competition will bring joy to…
Sound of Peace: Diplomats Convene at Savonlinna Opera Festival for High-Level Discussions
…recognised and serves as an ideal venue for both informal and formal decision-making forums. The midnight opera performance on Lake Saimaa perfectly complements meaningful decisions and discussions. The festival aims…
Carmen synopsis
…rendre). Bizet had no affection for the opera’s most famous aria: ”You asked for tasteless and that’s what you got.” The innkeeper, Lillas Pastia, shoos the customers away, as the…
Summer 2024 performances of Káťa Kabanová cancelled and The Bartered Bride on 3 August moved to a new dateÂ
…or exchange them for gift vouchers due to Tax Administration guidelines, and such tickets may only be exchanged for tickets for another performance. A refund may only be requested by…
Stay, eat and enjoy
Condition of sale 2025Â
…can also be purchased online and at full-service outlets for predefined amounts. Gift vouchers are valid for one year and are only extended in exceptional circumstances. Arvosetelit, joustava lippu ja…
Stage director Kari Heiskanen: is it ok to laugh at the opera?
…at one extreme and complete anarchy and humour at the other, I think.” Of himself he demands the ability to be clear and concrete. “If the singers are to avoid…
Media
…persons intending to report on the festival. Only one ticket per one performance can be issued per journalist/influencer per media. You can also use the accreditation form (link above) to…
Katie Melua (canceled)
…a few months ago. She wants to show that artists do not need to choose between their career and parenthood. At Olavinlinna, Melua will perform songs from her album Love…
2024 Conditions of sale
…for any amount and can be purchased at the Savonlinna Opera Festival Box Office. Gift vouchers for select amounts are also sold in the online shop and at all full…
Don Giovanni’s miraculous career path
…out onto big stages and facing an audience. He was used to performing and knew how to apply his concentration on the opera stage. His previous experience of salsa dancing…
In the seed of anger lies the greatest love
…girl’s home and Adriana becomes pregnant. Despite her sister Refka’s objections, Adriana bears the child and gives birth to a son, whom she names Yonas. The innocent Adriana raises her…
Every action countsÂ
…actions, big and small, here. For information on companies in the Savonlinna region that have been awarded the STF label and tips on sustainable tourism, click to visitsavonlinna.fi or visitsaimaa.fi….
The Bartered Bride synopsis
…“compensation”, Kecal threatens that he, as a non-resident, will be banished from the village. Only when Jeník realises again that Kecal is acting on behalf of Mícha and his son…
Ville Matvejeff to take overall responsibility for the Savonlinna Opera Festival
…premieres to rarities – and traditional ones, as well as international superstars with Finnish talents, and Olavinlinna Castle offers a unique setting for opera fans, both Finnish and foreign, to…
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Jan Schweiger appointed as the new chorus master
”Varied experience, superb artistic vision and rehearsal technique, excellent communication skills and compelling plans for the future,” Artistic Director Ville Matvejeff lists the merits of the newly recruited chorus master…
Don Giovanni synopsis
…if Zerlina, too, is fated to end up on the list of the treacherous Don Giovanni, Donna Elvira arrives, intent on revealing all, first to Zerlina, then to Donna Anna…
The orchestra’s secretÂ
…orchestra that comes together for five intense weeks to form a unique ensemble and then breaks up again for almost a year.” The acoustics of the castle courtyard are also…