Opera and circus – when these two grandiose art forms were first put together, the result was a mind-blowing spectacle that sold out lightning fast. In autumn 2019 the Opera House will again turn into a circus, as CircOpera makes a rapturous re-entrance.
The show by international music and acrobatics stars makes for an ideal first experience of either art form. Naturally, there’s a story about looking for love, and finding it – we are at the opera, after all.
Recommended for children over the age of 5.
Audience feedback
“CircOpera was exactly the kind of cheerful and energetic performance you need to get through the pessimism of the Finnish autumn! Enchanting, magical, exciting!”
“Excellent entertainment. I warmly recommend this to everyone looking for a fun and relaxing evening.”
“An incredible show. Excitement and exhilaration for children, fueled by music. Visually impressive and wonderful for adults, too. I recommend this for all ages. Truly entertaining and memorable. In the words of a 10-year-old: This was the best birthday present you could imagine!”
“CircOpera was my best ever experience at the opera. Beautiful, wonderful, bold, exciting, fun, exultant. The applause and yelling of the audience was just as authentic.”
CircOpera presents a veritable hit parade of opera numbers suitable for both first-time visitors and hardcore opera fans, including the following:
‘Au fond du temple saint’, duet from the opera Les pêcheurs de perles by Georges Bizet
‘Flight of the bumble-bee’ from the opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
‘Largo al factotum’, aria from the opera Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini
March from the opera The Love for Three Oranges by Sergei Prokofiev
Meditation from the opera Thaïs by Jules Massenet
‘Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben’, aria from the opera Zaide by W.A. Mozart
‘O Fortuna’ from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
…and favourites by Bellini, Handel, Rossini, Shostakovich, J. Strauss and Verdi
Conductor
Director
Jere Erkkilä
Circus choreography
Sanna Silvennoinen
Ballet choreography
Ville Valkonen
Visual design
Mark Väisänen
Lighting design, video design
Kimmo Ruskela
Soprano
Soprano
Baritone
Baritone
Bass
Bass
Tenor
Tenor
Pair acrobatics
Wheel of death
Acrobatics
Tightrope walking
Juggling
Pair acrobatics
Mid-air acrobatics
Mid-air acrobatics
Onni Hämäläinen
Ballet Finland
The dance in CircOpera is by the ballet company Ballet Finland, managed by Jouka Valkama.
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Please note that we cannot guarantee a specific table for orders made via the online store. We may also seat several parties at the same table. You may be assigned a bar height table for enjoying refreshments standing up.
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