Savonlinna International Opera Festival ( Finnish Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlat , Swedes. Nyslotts operafestival , Eng. Savonlinna Opera Festival ) is the oldest music opera festival in Finland, held annually since 1912 at the St. Olav's Fortress in Savonlinna .
| International Opera Festival in Savonlinna fin. Savonlinnan oopperajuhlat Swede. Nyslotts operafestival English Savonlinna Opera Festival | |
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| Date (s) | annually in July |
| Place (s) | Savonlinna , Finland |
| Of the year | 1912 - present |
| Genre (s) | opera art |
| Website | www.operafestival.fi (Russian) (Fin.) (Eng.) |
In the days of the festival, about 60 thousand spectators attend, 10% of which are foreign tourists.
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Financing
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
History
The Opera Festival was established in 1912 and is held annually in the month of July in the fortress of St. Olav in Savonlinna .
- 2012
In the year of celebrating the 100th anniversary of the festival, two world premieres took place - the opera La Fenice by Finnish composer Kimmo Hakola and the opera Free Will , first created on the Internet. [1] This year the festival was visited by a record number of spectators - 73 thousand people. [2]
- 2013
On July 5, the first day of the festival, which opened with the opera Samson and Delilah ( C. Saint-Saens ), the concert was attended by Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and German President Joachim Gauck, who paid an official visit to the country [3] [4] .
The opera La Traviata ( D. Verdi ) was first performed at the festival, and the opera Ball Masquerade (D. Verdi) and the opera Eugene Onegin ( P. I. Tchaikovsky ) were staged by the Mikhailovsky Theater [5] [6 ] ]
- 2014
The festival, which started on July 4, was opened by the Finnish opera , which was based on the Karelian-Finnish epic Kalevala [7] .
- 2016
Within the framework of the festival, the first production of the Czech composer Leos Janacek 's opera “ From the Dead House ”, performed by the Welsh National Opera with the participation of Finnish opera singers and [8], was held within the framework of the festival.
- 2017
In connection with the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Finland's independence on July 27, the festival was visited by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Finnish President Sauli Niinistö ; they attended the premiere of the opera " Iolanthe ", presented by the artists of the Bolshoi Theater [9] .
- 2018
The festival opened on July 6 with the opera The Queen of Spades staged by Finnish director Jere Erkkil (conductor Alexander Vedernikov ; Lisa's part - Elena Guseva, soloist of the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Theater) [10] . On September 14 and 15, the Festival opened in Moscow Verdi 's Othello opera with the Bolshoi Theater season on the New Stage [11] .
Financing
14% of the target funds for the festival come from the Ministry of Education of Finland and the municipality of Savonlinna , 70% is the proceeds from the sale of tickets and about 10% - based on agreements on cooperation with legal entities.
See also
- International Opera Festival named after F.I. Chaliapin
- International Opera Festival. M. D. Mikhailova
Notes
- ↑ Savonlinna celebrates the 100th anniversary of the opera festival // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) July 5, 2012. (Retrieved July 6, 2012)
- ↑ Jubilee Opera Festival in Savonlinna set a new record for the number of visitors // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) August 4, 2012. (Retrieved August 4, 2012)
- ↑ Presidents of Finland and Germany will meet on the opera wave // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) July 5, 2013. (Retrieved July 5, 2013)
- ↑ Finnish President of Germany to visit // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) June 28, 2013. (Retrieved July 5, 2013)
- ↑ Verdi and the Mikhailovsky Theater - the highlight of the Savonlinna Opera Festival 2013 // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) December 10, 2012. (Retrieved December 10, 2012)
- ↑ Rock and opera promise to bring together 120,000 music lovers // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) July 5, 2013. (Retrieved July 5, 2013)
- ↑ The biggest obstacle to the stage of the Savonlinna Opera Festival is the staircase // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) July 4, 2014. (Retrieved July 4, 2014)
- ↑ The opera about Dostoevsky's hard labor memories will be shown on Yle - don’t miss! // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) July 28, 2016. (Retrieved August 1, 2016)
- ↑ Putin will visit the city of Savonlinna at the end of July . YLE Date of treatment July 3, 2017.
- ↑ From The Queen of Spades to the Apocalyptica Concert: An opera festival has opened in Savonlinna . YLE (July 6, 2018). Date of treatment July 10, 2018.
- ↑ The Finnish festival will open the Bolshoi Theater season on the New Stage . RIA Novosti (September 13, 2018). Date of treatment September 15, 2018. Archived on September 15, 2018.
Links
- Official website of the International Opera Festival in Savonlinna (Russian) (Fin.) (Eng.)
- Savonlinna Opera Festival (rus.) (Fin.) (Eng.)