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Finnish National Opera

Helsinginkatu 58
Helsinki, Uusimaa 00251

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Past Shows

65 total · showing 31–40

Daphne

Aug 17

Finnish National Opera orchestra celebrates the 50th anniversary on a guest appearance at the Helsinki Music Centre. The venue will play host to a production of Richard Strauss's late masterpiece opera never performed in Finland before. One of the world's leading Strauss...

Tristan and Isolde

May 17 – Jun 3, 2013

An opera about the ecstasy of love The glowing passion of the overture plunges the listener into a whirl of yearning, love, fulfilment and death that lasts until the very end of the opera - and beyond: the emotional impact of this four-hour blockbuster lingers for a long time...

L'elisir d'amore

Apr 26 – May 22, 2013

Gaetano Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore is a perennial favourite among comic operas. And no wonder: it is a happy blend of the mishaps of lovesick characters and suave Italian melodies. Nemorino, a bumbling peasant farmer, longs for the lovely Adina. She is also the target for the...

Nijinsky?Elo?Inger

Mar 28 – May 11, 2013

This triple bill from the spring brings together three highly popular productions in a new combination. Tonight we will be touched by dance three times over. Le sacre du printemps, a creation of the young Vaslav Nijinsky, scandalised Paris at its premiere a century ago...

Duke Bluebeard’s Castle / I pagliacci

Apr 12 – May 10, 2013

Secrets revealed Duke Bluebeard brings his new wife home to his castle. She sees seven doors and begins to open them. What does she find? Duke Bluebeard's Castle is a symbolist journey to the depths of the mind, underpinned by the effective music of Béla Bartók. The sinister...

Robin Hood

Mar 2 – Apr 13, 2013

An exciting adventure opera is in store for the whole family as Robin Hood takes to the stage at the FNO in March! The famous outlaw who lives in Sherwood Forest and is a virtuoso with bow and arrow now spars with the Sheriff of Nottingham in a opera where magic and spectacular...

Fotosoppa

Dec 14 – Apr 3, 2013

A popular soup restaurant is badly in need of new wait staff. The restaurant's cleaning woman Sofia dreams of waiting on tables, but the haughty shift manager takes no notice of Sofia's eager aspirations. When the shift manager and the restaurant's sole table attendant leave to...

Le nozze di Figaro

Mar 8 – Mar 30, 2013

Marcellina wants Figaro, who wants to marry Susanna, who is also desired by the Count, which does not amuse the Countess, who in turn is hounded by Cherubino. Excuse me? It will take more than a few lovely arias and virtuoso ensemble scenes to get to the bottom of this. Le nozze...

Swan Lake

Jan 18 – Mar 15, 2013

The new production of Swan Lake by Kenneth Greve, Artistic Director of the Finnish National Ballet, is a fresh yet tradition-conscious new interpretation. "I have never understood why the prince should fall in love with a bird. In my version, the prince meets Odette as a...

Bella Figura

Feb 15 – Mar 14, 2013

Bella Figura is a triple bill featuring works by three world-famous choreographers. The title piece of the evening is one of Ji?í Kylián's best-known works. Set to slow, hypnotic Baroque music by composers such as Vivaldi and Pergolesi, Bella Figura is a tribute to the unadorned...

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