Estonian National Opera - Tallinn | 23 April 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
Ehala
12 Sep 2020 to 22 May 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
Puccini
6 Nov 2020 to 28 Apr 2021
Verdi
8 Nov 2020 to 20 Jun 2021
Puccini
18 Dec 2020 to 30 Apr 2021
Gounod
4 Feb to 17 Jun 2021
Ravel
2 May 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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