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Helsinki

Deeply Touching and Intensely Dramatic Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

11/02/201706/02/2017 by Goran Forsling

FinlandFinland Shostakovich, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Soloists. Finnish National Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Oleg Caetani (conductor). Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, 27.1.2017. (GF)

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Göran Forsling’s Opera Update from Helsinki and Stockholm

21/01/202015/12/2016 by Goran Forsling

Recent Opera in Helinski and Stockholm Reviewed by Göran Forsling

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Oramo’s Deeply Felt Bruckner in Helsinki

14/10/201529/09/2015 by Goran Forsling

FinlandFinland Bruckner Symphony No. 7: The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor). Helsinki Music Centre 16.9.2015 (GF)

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New Production of Phantom of the Opera the Opera

27/09/201524/09/2015 by Goran Forsling

FinlandFinlandAndrew LLOYD WEBBER Oopperan Kumitus (The Phantom of the Opera). Soloists, Finnish National Opera Chorus and Orchestra and Finnish National Ballet. Nick Davies (conductor).Finnish National Opera, Helsinki 15.9.2015 (GF)

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Magnificent Meistersinger in Helsinki

04/04/201530/03/2015 by Stan

FinlandFinland  Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Soloists, Finnish National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Michael Güttler (conductor). Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, 25.3.2015. (GF)

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Strauss’s Lepakko (Die Fledermaus) in Finland

10/12/201402/12/2014 by Stan

FinlandFinland Strauss Lepakko (Die Fledermaus). Soloists, Finnish National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Alfred Eschwé (conductor). Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, 28.11.2014 (Premiere) (GF)

Photo courtesy of Finnish National Opera
Photo © Heikki Turi Michael Kraus, Elli Vallinoja, Claudia Goebl, Tai Oney, Jaakko Kortekangas

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New Production of Le Nozze di Figaro by Finnish National Opera

11/09/201402/09/2014 by Stan

FinlandFinlandMozart Le nozze di Figaro. Soloists, Finnish National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki (conductor). Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, 29.8.2014 (premiere) (GF)

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Hanna Rantala (Susanna) and Melis Jaatinen (Cherubino) copyright Heikki Tuuli

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Lilli Paasikivi, the New Artistic Director of the Finnish National Opera Talks to Göran Forsling

14/02/201714/04/2014 by Stan

”I prefer to walk to work!”
Lilli Paasikivi, the new Artistic Director of the Finnish National Opera talks to Göran Forsling

Lilli Paasikivi Copyright: Finnish National Opera & Karoliina Bärlund
Lilli Paasikivi
Copyright: Finnish National Opera & Karoliina Bärlund

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