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Finnish National Opera

Helsinginkatu 58
Helsinki, Uusimaa 00251

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Past Shows

65 total · showing 21–30

The Magic Flute

Oct 11 – Nov 8, 2013

An immortal score, engaging fairy tale, and light-hearted farce combine to form a depiction of mankind's journey towards enlightenment. The content of The Magic Flute is so abundant; it lends itself to interpretation again and again. The Queen of the Night swears revenge on...

Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem

Nov 1 – Nov 2, 2013

In November, the Finnish National Opera Orchestra and Chorus will perform in two concerts at St. John's Church in Helsinki 11/1 and Ristinkirkko Church in Lahti 11/2. The programme features Johannes Brahms's monumental work Ein deutsches Requiem, with soprano Soile Isokoski and...

Don Pasquale

Sep 27 – Oct 30, 2013

Elderly bachelor Don Pasquale experiments with married life and learns a lesson he won't soon forget. Enjoy Donizetti's sunny music and delightful comic predicaments in a stylish new 1950s setting. Don Pasquale refuses to let his nephew Ernesto wed his penniless darling Norina...

Liontamer

Oct 19 – Oct 29, 2013

"He snores, he roars, he is the world's greatest lion!" Liontamer is a fun new opera fairy tale incorporating familiar melodies from Mozart, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Bizet and Puccini. Written by Eppu Nuotio and colourfully arranged with opera favourites by Jukka Nykänen, the...

The Human Voice / The Bear

Oct 10 – Oct 19, 2013

The Almi Hall hosts an evening of opera in a double bill featuring Francis Poulenc's La voix humaine (The Human Voice) and William Walton's The Bear. A woman and a phone - the trappings of the first one-act opera are minimal and yet the one-sided conversation the audience is...

Carmen

Sep 7 – Oct 3, 2013

Don José falls in love with the feisty gypsy girl Carmen. But Carmen's love runs free - it cannot be confined. José's blood begins to boil with revenge... Bizet's eternal classic is the most popular opera of all time. This time, the FNO production sets Carmen in 1930s Spain...

Dance United

Sep 20 – Sep 28, 2013

The Finnish National Opera opens its doors to two visiting Finnish dance companies. Choreographer Carl Knif brings his company to the Almi Hall for the premiere performance of their new work Mothertongue. Choreographer Sami Saikkonen's company Little Ballet of Finland will...

Seven Brothers

Sep 6 – Sep 26, 2013

A new perspective on a familiar story is born when the riotous brothers of Finnish lore collide with the world of ballet. In the work's first performances in the 1980s, the male energy of the Finnish National Ballet's performance of Seven Brothers captivated audiences in Finland...

Making Music with the Masters

Sep 7

The 'Masters in the House' concert combines the future hopes of the music world with professional orchestral musicians, as students of the metropolitan area music academies join orchestra members on the stage for a magnificent joint concert. Expect a night of elated music-making...

Organ Night and Aria Festival: Nuit d’été

Aug 29

As August skies begin to darken, the Finnish National Opera Orchestra and Chorus present a heady mix of summer melodies at the closing concert of the Organ Night and Aria Festival at the Espoo Cathedral. Soprano Hanna Rantala and mezzo-soprano Lilli Paasikivi are the featured...

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