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Over a century of opera festivals in Olavinlinna
The idea of Savonlinna Opera Festival first came from the Finnish soprano Aino Ackté: ”The most wonderful castle in the world, surrounded by otherworldly lake scenery” would offer just the right backdrop for opera.
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WHAT THE AUDIENCE SAYS: WHY SAVONLINNA HAS ONE OF EUROPE’S BEST OPERA FESTIVALS
Countless operas have been performed in this uniquely dramatic location to 70 000 plus people annually. To find out for yourself whether Savonlinna has one of Europe’s best opera festivals, here’s what people from around the world said about their experience in our recent research.
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The Savonlinna Opera Festival relies on ticket revenue
To us, the arrival of the summer changes everything. Our organisation of just 13 full-time employees increases a hundredfold into a festival team of 1200. That’s how many salaried and voluntary pairs of hands are needed to receive the Savonlinna Opera Festival’s 70 000 visitors. The annual budget of our festival is 8 million euro, which is mainly covered by ticket revenue.
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