| Savonlinna Festival - Savonlinna | 28 January 2020 |
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Die Entführung aus dem Serail
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I MasnadieriSavonlinna FestivalNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Les Brigands de Verdi en haut de l’échelle : La Scala triomphe à Savonlinna |
 6 Aug 19 / Olyrix |
RigolettoSavonlinna FestivalNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Fort en émotion |
| 6 Aug 19 / Olyrix |
FaustSavonlinna FestivalNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Satan, sex, blood and redemption |
| 13 Jul 18 / Bachtrack |
The Queen of SpadesSavonlinna FestivalNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Staging, spectacle, singing: three-card trick at Savonlinna's new Queen of Spades |
| 12 Jul 18 / Bachtrack |
Madama ButterflySavonlinna FestivalNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Butterfly's castle: Puccini soars at Savonlinna |
| 11 Jul 18 / Bachtrack |
RigolettoSavonlinna FestivalNo. of reviews: 2 | |
McVicar’s enchanting but caliginous Rigoletto at Olavinlinna |
| 19 Jul 17 / Opera Today |
McVicar brings his inimitable vision of Rigoletto to the Savonlinna Festival |
| 13 Jul 17 / Bachtrack |
KullervoSavonlinna FestivalNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Two productions at this year’s festival offer characteristically high standards |
| 14 Jul 17 / Financial Times (via Google) |
An ill-rocked cradle, a cursed life |
| 11 Jul 17 / Bachtrack |
Die Entführung aus dem SerailSavonlinna FestivalNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Two productions at this year’s festival offer characteristically high standards |
| 14 Jul 17 / Financial Times (via Google) |
Similarities overcome divisions in Savonlinna's Die Entführung aus dem Serail |
| 11 Jul 17 / Bachtrack |
Castle in the WaterSavonlinna FestivalNo. of reviews: 2 | |
World Premiere of Aulis Sallinen’s Castle in the Water |
| 12 Jul 17 / Opera Today |
A sensational new work from Aulis Sallinen at the Savonlinna Festival |
| 11 Jul 17 / Bachtrack |
Boris GodunovSavonlinna FestivalNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Macht im goldenen Käfig |
| 31 Jul 15 / Opernnetz |
A Finnish swan song: Salminen stars in Boris Godunov at Savonlinna |
| 24 Jul 15 / Bachtrack |
The staging is somewhat dull — but the musical drama is riveting |
| 17 Jul 15 / Financial Times (via Google) |
ToscaSavonlinna FestivalNo. of reviews: 1 | |
A Tosca to set the nerves jangling in Savonlinna |
| 23 Jul 15 / Bachtrack |
KullervoSavonlinna FestivalNo. of reviews: 1 | |
A large-scale 20th-century Finnish classic, superbly sung and beautifully played |
| 23 Jul 14 / Financial Times (via Google) |
MacbethSavonlinna FestivalNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Macbethin loistelias paluu |
| 13 Aug 13 / Itä-Savo |
associated articles [+]
Carlo Colombara
”Modernisoitujen oopperoiden aika on ohi”
”Modernisoitujen oopperoiden aika on ohi”
”Paras Macbeth-ohjaus kautta aikojen”
Italialaisbasso Carlo Colombara ylistää Långbackan viisasta ohjausta. Hän itse on Macbethin Banquo ja sunnuntaina Verdin Requiemin solisti.
Italialaisbasso Carlo Colombara ylistää Långbackan viisasta ohjausta. Hän itse on Macbethin Banquo ja sunnuntaina Verdin Requiemin solisti.
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Performance schedule
Bizet
3 to 21 Jul 2020
Szymanowski
4 to 15 Jul 2020
Verdi
6 to 23 Jul 2020
Rossini
11 to 19 Jul 2020
Massenet
26 to 31 Jul 2020
Handel
28 to 30 Jul 2020
News & Articles
| ”Paras Macbeth-ohjaus kautta aikojen” |
Italialaisbasso Carlo Colombara ylistää Långbackan viisasta ohjausta. Hän itse on Macbethin Banquo ja sunnuntaina Verdin Requiemin solisti. |
| 24 Jul 2013 / Itä-Savo |
| Opernfestspiele Savonlinna |
Natur, Geschichte und Kunst |
| 19 Jul 2012 / Neue Zürcher Zeitung |
| Roberto Alagna to perform at Savonlinna 2008 |
New Artistic Director Jari Hämäläinen outlines his plans for next year's Opera Festival. |
| 20 Jun 2007 / Helsingin Sanomat (Eng) |
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