Due to the coronavirus epidemic the Opera House is closed, and all the remaining Opera and Ballet performances of the spring season are cancelled. We want to secure the health and safety of our audiences and our staff.
The second part of Richard Wagner’s RING tetralogy, Die Walküre, and the last ballet premiere of the spring, COW, will be postponed to autumn season.
While the Rheinmaidens frolic in the water, their magic ring is stolen. The ring, a source of terrible conflict and anxiety, must be returned to the water – but first, we’re in for an amazing adventure involving giants, a dinosaur, a singing frog, a broken magic sword, a dragon, and much more.
The Finnish National Opera’s epic production of the Der Ring des Nibelungen plays out over the course of four evenings, while the mini opera in the Main Foyer condenses the action to just half an hour of theatre. Just like the mini operas before it, Das Rheingold is a mixture of enchantment, excitement and fun.
The audience is invited to join in: everyone is doing a lot of things in these productions, with soloists in multiple roles, and the musicians are not always what they seem.
As part of our co-operation with the municipalities of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, we offer local daycare groups the chance to participate in our Mini Opera free of charge. For daycare groups from outside the area there are some free places too. Please enrol for the performances in advance. Participants are selected in order of enrolment, but first-timers are prioritised.
Performances in spring 2020:
Mon-Tue 27–28 Jan
Mon-Tue 24–25 Feb
Mon-Tue 30–31 Mar
Mon-Tue 27–28 Apr
Mon 18 May
Wed 20 May
The performances will take place at 9:30 AM, 10:30 AM and 2:00 PM
Enrolment for Mini Opera: Das Rheingold for daycare groups has ended.
For more information, please email us at taaperot@opera.fi
Libretto edited from the original opera, translations, arrangements, director
Juhani Koivisto
Sets and costumes
Anna Kontek
Soprano
Johanna Isokoski /
Marika Hölttä
Baritone
Sampo Haapaniemi /
Jussi Vänttinen
Flute
Martta Jämsä /
Bernadett Bogányi
Guitar
Taavi Kiviranta /
Otto Kentala
