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The Finnish National Opera and Ballet’s arena tour 2023

Duration
1 h 40 min, No interval
When
6.5.2023 – 25.5.2023
Where
External Venue
Genre
Ballet, Opera
Price range
39-45 €
Age recommendation
7+

All the favourites in one performance

In May, the Opera House crew will embark on its most sensational arena tour ever. With a troupe of 270 people, the tour is the biggest arena tour ever organised by a Finnish team in Finland.

The repertoire, which will be performed on the largest arenas of different cities around Finland, will feature the highlights of world class opera and ballet from the most popular arias to dazzling dance duets and magnificent choral scenes. Iconic extracts will be seen from operas such as Carmen and Turandot as well as the ballets Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty. The music on the tour will be performed by the Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera.

This fast-paced, entertaining and impressive spectacle is the perfect introduction to opera and ballet for first-timers and families alike.

”In a venue like an ice-hockey hall or an arena, everything has to be grandiose, spectacular, and entertaining. We’ll make the arenas shake with the might of opera and ballet.”

– director Jere Erkkilä

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      Finland’s largest arena tour

      270

      People

      175

      Performers

      5

      Cities

      7

      Train carriages

      11

      Truckloads

      CREATIVE TEAM

      CONDUCTOR Nick Davies
      DIRECTOR Jere Erkkilä
      CHOREOGRAPHY Marko Keränen, Javier Torres, Lucas Jerkander, Jorma Elo, Jorma Uotinen, David McAllister, Serge Lifar, Marius Petipa
      SETS Mark Väisänen
      COSTUMES Erika Turunen, Anna Kontek, Robert Perdziola, Jorma Uotinen, Gabriela Týlešová, Ramón B. Ivars
      LIGHTING DESIGN AND PROJECTIONS Gabriel Phillips-Sanchez
      SOUND DESIGN Ilkka Herkman

      Tour repertoire

      Carmina Burana (O Fortuna), cantata
      Music Carl Orff
      Die Walküre (the Ride of the Valkyries), opera
      Music Richard Wagner
      Sleeping Beauty (waltz), ballet
      Choreography Javier Torres
      Music Pyotr Tchaikovsky
      Carmen (Les voici, les voici! Voici la quadrille!), opera
      Music Georges Bizet
      Carmen (Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre), opera
      Music Georges Bizet
      Wish, ballet
      Choreography Lucas Jerkander
      Music Pietro Mascagni (intermezzo from opera Cavalleria rusticana)
      Sibelius (Violin Concerto), ballet
      Choreography Jorma Elo
      Music Jean Sibelius
      The Magic Flute (Papageno’s aria Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen), opera
      Music W. A. Mozart
      The Magic Flute (Queen of the Night’s aria Der Hölle Rache), opera
      Music W. A. Mozart
      Ballet Pathétique (excerpt), ballet
      Choreography Jorma Uotinen
      Music Pyotr Tchaikovsky
      Satumaa, tango
      Music Unto Mononen
      Swan Lake (excerpt from 2nd act), ballet
      Choreography David McAllister
      Music Pyotr Tchaikovsky
      Gianni Schicchi (Lauretta’s aria O mio babbino caro), opera
      Music Giacomo Puccini
      Don Quixote (pas de deux), ballet
      Choreography Marius Petipa
      Music Ludvig Minkus
      Wilhelm Tell (Tutto cangia, il ciel s’abbella), opera
      Music Gioachino Rossini
      Masquerade Waltz
      Music Aram Khachaturian
      Suite en Blanc (excerpt), ballet
      Choreography Serge Lifar
      Music Edouard Lalo
      Turandot (Nessun dorma), opera
      Music Giacomo Puccini
      Sibelius (excerpt), ballet
      Choreography Jorma Elo
      Music Jean Sibelius

      Cast lists of the performances can be found here.

      The tour will visit the following destinations

      tickets and performances

      Only card payments will be accepted at the tour venues during the tour. If you prefer to pay with culture vouchers or other alternate payment methods, kindly buy your tickets in advance from our customer services or Stockmann department stores.

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      Listen to the pieces we will perform at the tour

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      Refreshment orders for groups

      The tour performances have no interval, but pre-performance refreshments can be ordered for groups of 10 or more people. Please find the venue-specific contact details for ordering refreshments for groups below. 

      OULU, Ouluhalli
      info@nallikarioy.fi, p. 040 068 7366

      ROVANIEMI, Lappi Areena
      Maarit Mäkitalo, 044 244 77 43

      JOENSUU, Joensuu Areena
      telitie@ravintolasulo.fi

      HELSINKI, Helsinki Ice Hall
      ravintolat.helsinginjaahalli@restel.fi, 020 799 4040

      TURKU, Gatorade Center
      Aija Leinonen, aija.leinonen@turkulive.fi 045 896 3777

      Touring by train with VR

      The tour is a collaboration with VR and the cities visited. The tour is supported by the Ministry of Education and Culture.