Helsinginkatu 58
Helsinki, Uusimaa 00251
Finnish National Opera is a theatre in Helsinki, Uusimaa.
I got invited to review Flashdance by Vantaan musiikkiteatteri (“musical theatre of Vantaa”) in Culture House Martinus. I stay faithful to my style and leave the plot summary out, because it’s the review I have to offer:…
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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...
Created by Star Dancer Minna Tervamäki specifically for young audiences, Tanssimatsi (Dance Battle) returns to Almi Hall in February. Its movement language is based on classical ballet but also draws on sources as varied as salsa, show dancing and hip hop - and above all the joy...
An opera of blazing colour - premiere 25th of January 2013 Bright golden music, exotic colours, a clash of love and religion - no wonder Thaïs is popular again. Massenet's music is brimming with superb melodic moments, most famously the celebrated Meditation. Athanael is a monk...
Alfredo's family does not approve of him associating with a woman of low reputation, and Violetta is eventually forced to part from him. The young lovers eventually meet again, but by then Violetta is dying. In La traviata, Verdi serves up a richness of melodic flow and elegant...
Governor Riccardo is in love with Amelia, the wife of Renato. This gives Renato an excellent reason to join a conspiracy against the Governor. At a fancy dress ball, Renato takes his vengeance. Verdi took as the subject for his opera the historical assassination of King Gustav...
Rigoletto, the jester at the court of the Duke, is cursed by a nobleman whose daughter has been seduced by the Duke and whom Rigoletto has mocked because of this. Soon Rigoletto's own daughter falls prey to the Duke, and the jester seeks revenge... The fate of the cursed jester...
Rome, 1800. Scarpia, the chief of police, has his headquarters at the Palazzo Farnese. Tosca kills Scarpia to save the life of her imprisoned beloved, Cavaradossi. But he is executed by firing squad regardless, and Tosca jumps to her death. Tragic and realistic in its drama...
Aiming HIGH - On the road to the stars! Helsinki International Ballet competition in the Finnish National Opera 29.5. - 06/07/2012 National Opera will again provide a great setting for the Helsinki International Ballet Competition, which is the toughest and largest international...
Rankanen-Elo-Saarinen The premiere talents of Finnish contemporary dance join forces on the Finnish National Opera's Main Stage in a triple bill of dance. The names of the choreographers are synonymous with bold creativity and electrifying new experiences. These works by Jorma...
Finnish author Sofi Oksanen's Purge has earned overwhelming international success as both a novel and play. Next we will see how this moving story about the painful episodes in Estonian history looks and sounds as an opera. Few new operas in Finland have aroused as much interest...
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