Estonian National Opera - Tallinn | 22 January 2021 |
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Roméo et JulietteEstonian National OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, a resounding success in Tallinn |
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The Tsar's BrideEstonian National OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Unlikely staging but strong singing |
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AidaEstonian National OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Aida in Tallinn: Loose ends but good singing |
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Der Fliegende HolländerEstonian National OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Dutchman lost in Tallinn |
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CardillacEstonian National OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() |
Brilliant criminal opera in Tallinn |
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Murdering the customers, murdering the score |
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L'elisir d'amoreEstonian National OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
A love potion that really works… |
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RigolettoEstonian National OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Deep probing Rigoletto in Tallinn |
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FaustEstonian National OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Faust butchered by Bertman – but survives |
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Performance schedule
Lehar
2 Sep 2020 to 12 May 2021
Gounod
11 Sep 2020 to 25 Mar 2021
Ehala
12 Sep 2020 to 22 May 2021
Bock
19 Sep 2020 to 10 Mar 2021
Donizetti
25 Sep 2020 to 16 May 2021
Zeller
4 Oct 2020 to 5 May 2021
Mozart
7 Oct 2020 to 11 Jun 2021
Riedel
18 Oct 2020 to 12 Mar 2021
Loewe
29 Oct 2020 to 4 Mar 2021
Puccini
6 Nov 2020 to 28 Apr 2021
Verdi
8 Nov 2020 to 20 Jun 2021
Rimsky-Korsakov
21 Nov 2020 to 18 Apr 2021
Puccini
18 Dec 2020 to 30 Apr 2021
Verdi
29 Jan to 19 Mar 2021
Gounod
4 Feb to 17 Jun 2021
Ravel
26 Mar to 2 Jun 2021
Tamberg
8 to 14 May 2021
Lehar
28 to 18 May 2021
News & Articles
Ten women accuse opera chief of sexual exploitation |
The director of the Estonian National Opera, Aivar Mäe, is accused in a national newspaper of groping women in the company and making belittling sexual remarks to and about them. |
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Visionary and realist |
Göran Forsling talks to Aivar Mäe, the new General Manager of the Estonian National Opera. |
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Arvo Volmer |
Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Estonian National Opera, interviewed by Göran Forsling. |
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”The Formula of Love” |
Göran Forsling meets the Estonian composer Mari Vihmand after the premiere of her first full-length opera. |
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