Savonlinna Opera Festival (Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlat)
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| Country and Region | Finland — Eastern Finland |
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| Type of Festival | Music |
| Location of Festival | Savonlinna, Eastern Finland, Finland |
| Festival Address Information | Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlat |
| Festival Description | The birth of the Savonlinna Opera Festival ties in closely with the emerging Finnish identity and striving for independence at the beginning of the 20th century. The Savonlinna Opera Festival has hosted a series of foreign opera companies, and the Festival has similarly taken some of its own productions abroad. The Savonlinna Opera Festival has become one of the most illustrious fixtures in the Finnish cultural calendar, and an event of the greatest international significance. The exceptional atmosphere is created by the venue—a lakeside medieval castle. |
| Festival Dates | July 3 - August 1, 2009 |
| Festival Links | http://www.operafestival.fi |
Festival Events:
Savonlinna Opera Festival Program 2009:
- Friday July 3
- Puccini: Madama Butterfly, premiere, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Saturday, July 4
- Boito: Mefistofele, premiere, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Sunday, July 5
- TBC
- Monday, July 6
- Puccini: Turandot, premiere, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Tuesday, July 7
- Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Wednesday, July 8
- Boito: Mefistofele, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Thursday, July 9
- Puccini: Turandot, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Friday, July 10
- Boito: Mefistofele, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Saturday, July 11
- Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Sunday, July 12
- Martti Talvela Memorial Concert, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Monday, July 13
- Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Tuesday, July 14
- Puccini: Turandot, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Wednesday. July 15
- Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor, premiere, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Thursday, July 16
- Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Friday, July 17
- Puccini: Turandot, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Saturday, July 18
- Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Sunday, July 9
- TBC
- Monday, July 20
- Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Tuesday, July 21
- Puccini: Turandot, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Wednesday, July 22
- Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Thursday, July 23
- Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Olavinlinna Castle at July 19.00
- Friday, July 24
- Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Saturday, July 25
- Puccini: Turandot, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Sunday, July 26
- Guest performances by the Teatro Massimo, Palermo, Italy:
- Monday, July 27
- No performance
- Tuesday, July 28
- Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana & Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, premiere, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Wednesday, July 29
- Bellini: I puritani (The Puritans), premiere, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Thursday, July 30
- Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana & Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Friday, July 31
- Bellini: I puritani (The Puritans), Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
- Saturday, August 1
- Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana & Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, Olavinlinna Castle at 19.00
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