Sound of Peace: Diplomats Convene at Savonlinna Opera Festival for High-Level Discussions
…conflicts and their root causes. It is essential that dialogue and the pursuit of peace are seen as integral components of comprehensive security. Every opportunity to strengthen dialogue must be…
Interval refreshments
…before the opera You can also book a table for your party at the Linnantupa Restaurant before the opera. The restaurant serves a sumptuous buffet. Osuuskauppa Suur-Savo / sales Open…
Olavinlinna Castle & Other venues
…and every day chores inside the castle’s walls. In 1975 after great renovation works the Olavinlinna Castle re-opened it’s renovated spaces and nowadays Olavinlinna Castle is open for public all…
Carmen
…inner fire and passion. Come what may, you must follow your heart,” says Tuija Knihtilä, who radiates in the lead role. The cast also includes soprano Marjukka Tepponen, the BBC…
Adriana Mater
War, rape – a child. Kaija Saariaho’s acclaimed opera Adriana Mater is a depiction of war from a woman’s perspective. What do you have to deal with when you have…
Werther
…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…
Olavinlinna’s revamped auditorium is better than ever before
Thanks to a recent revamp, Olavinlinna’s auditorium is now better than ever. The chairs are new, visibility to the stage has been improved, and a new cover protects the audience…
Tosca
“Ludovic Tézier’s Scarpia should not be missed if you get a chance ever to see him in the theatre,” an international review site writes. Our visiting soloist in summer 2022,…
Macbeth
…of operas. From the very opening of the witches’ chorus, the music sends shivers down your spine. At the first performance in 1847, the composer was called for by the…
Boris Godunov
An autocrat in Russia, using every means at his disposal. Politics, manipulation – and fear, loneliness. Boris Godunov is one of the most powerful classics in the history of opera,…
Samu Haber Big Band
…features a large wind section. “I have already experienced many amazing things in my career, and another one of my dreams is soon to come true. The Opera Festival requires…
The Fairy Queen
…colourful and exuberant as you might imagine. This comedy was written during the heyday of English opera and is actually a ‘semi-opera’, a combination of opera and the aristocratic masques…
Giulio Cesare
…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…
Arlecchino & Gianni Schicchi
…Mozart and hated Wagner, played around with operatic cliches, borrowed from history, and punctuated the comical narrative of Arlecchino with quotes from sources as diverse as Don Giovanni and ragtime….
The Bartered Bride
…and communism. Even in challenging times, its spirit has retained a special appeal. When the the National Theatre Opera, Prague visited the Savonlinna Opera Festival in 1991, the company’s dramaturge…
Fiddler on the Roof
…community in Imperial Russia, it’s set in its ways, from what people can eat to how they sleep, and how girls are successfully married off. Tevye the Milkman cherishes his…
The Last Temptations
…life in a state of delirium. The composer included the familiar folk chorale Sinuhun turvaan, Jumala (In thee I trust, my God) in the opera, where it plays an important…
Lisette Oropesa
…Her pitch-perfect technique is complemented by a crystalline, colourful and powerful voice. What’s more, she has a sharp sense of lyrics and impressive drama skills. When not singing, she loves…
Ricky-Tick Big Band & Julkinen Sana
7 years of rhytmic rapture, three records and chart success made Ricky-Tick Big Band & Julkinen Sana a distinctive jazz and hip hop phenomenon, which defies genre boundaries. The big…
The Prague National Theatre & Karita Mattila
The ensemble of the National Theatre Opera, Prague, Národní divadlo, will be magnificently complemented by Karita Mattila, one of the most important Janáček sopranos of her generation, singing the dramatic…