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Finnish National Opera

Helsinginkatu 58
Helsinki, Uusimaa 00251

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Past Shows

65 total · showing 51–60

Pelléas and Mélisande

Pelléas and Mélisande

Mar 23 – Apr 28, 2012

Claude Debussy's dreamy and shimmering Symbolist opera, Pelléas et Mélisande, was last performed at the Finnish National Opera over 60 years ago. Now the enchanting impressionist opera appears again, in a stunningly lush production from Marco Arturo Marell featuring moonlit...

La Bayadère

La Bayadère

Mar 30 – Apr 27, 2012

Set in mythical India, La bayadère is one of the masterpieces of 19th-century Russian ballet, a brilliant example of a grand spectacular production with huge crowd scenes, colourful costumes and handsome sets. Nikiya is a bayadère, or temple dancer. She is in love with a warrior...

Rusalka

Rusalka

Mar 3 – Mar 29, 2012

Rusalka Antonin Dvorák Director Richard Jones' reading of Dvo?ak's best-known opera is rugged and human: the water-nymph Rusalka who aspires to become human learns about the dark side of humanity too. Rusalka eventually gains human form, but happiness only lasts for a moment...

Coppélia

Coppélia

Feb 24 – Mar 24, 2012

Marc Ribaud has choreographed a new interpretation of the 1870 ballet classic Coppélia, transferring the setting to the fantastical world of the famous French filmmaker Georges Méliès. This epic story about the doll maker Coppelius is comedic classical ballet at its finest.

KadosKissa (Missing Cat)

KadosKissa (Missing Cat)

Feb 3 – Mar 3, 2012

In Count Forelli's kitchen, the kitchen maid Pulmu Kupponen dreams of opening a milk bar of her own, while the butler (former court musician) Taisto Sellovaara incites a mouse to rebellion against the Count's regime. After a storm in a teacup and many other intrigues, we find...

La fanciulla del west

La fanciulla del west

Feb 4 – Mar 1, 2012

La fanciulla del west Giacomo Puccini During the gold rush in California in 1849, everything was expensive - but human life was cheap. Minnie, living in a world of tough men, has to do all she can to save Dick Johnson from the pursuing sheriff, Jack Rance. The premiere of La...

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Jan 20 – Feb 29, 2012

Julius Caesar Georg Friedrich Händel Passion runs deep when Giulio Cesare arrives in Egypt and encounters the beautiful Cleopatra for the first time. In 1724, the German composer Georg Friedrich Händel fashioned a popular opera around this fateful meeting; his brilliant music...

My name is Finger Radio

My name is Finger Radio

Feb 8 – Feb 18, 2012

Nimeni on Sormiradio (My name is Finger Radio) is a foyer ballet featuring the friendship of two very different characters seeking their place in the world. A robot named Finger Radio is lost in the Opera House, and a stiff but friendly maintenance man decides to help it. He is...

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

Feb 1 – Feb 11, 2012

Don Quixote is one of the major works in classical ballet - with a Spanish flair. This upbeat version by Patrice Bart is based on the original choreography by Marius Petipa. In a brilliant staging, the Finnish National Ballet transports audiences to Imperial Spain. Don Quixote...

Finnish qualifying for ballet competitions

Finnish qualifying for ballet competitions

Feb 11

Excitement will be in the air on February 11 in the Almi Hall, when approximately 30 dancers will compete for the right to participate in upcoming spring and summer ballet competitions. Each of the brilliant performances is sure to outshine the ones before. Winning dancers will...

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