Bravo Club, a community for the most passionate friends of opera and ballet, is an enchanting opportunity to get closer to art and artists in exclusive member events. A Bravo Club membership not only enriches your opera and ballet experiences, but also allows you to support the arts that are close to your heart.
The annual membership fee is 1 000 euros and the membership is valid for one season. Club activities take place between August and May. If you join on 1 January, 2020 or later, the membership fee for the remainder of the season is 50% of the full amount.
The proceeds from the Bravo Club are used to support artistic work at the Finnish National Opera and Ballet. In season 2019-2020 they will be assigned to the Opera Beyond project. The objective of this ambitious, multi-year and international project is to place the Finnish National Opera and Ballet among the global leaders of immersive experiences and the use of new technologies in its field by 2022. For more information, please visit: https://operabeyond.com.
In the photo: Erica Back, photographer: Jonas Lundvist
Club guests: Anna Kelo, Johanna Rusanen-Kartano and Tuomas Katajala
Director Anna Kelo introduces her concept and answers questions from club members. Johanna Rusanen talks about the long preparation for her role as Brünnhilde (Die Walküre premieres in May 2020). Tuomas Katajala, internationally acclaimed tenor, discusses singing the role of Loge in Das Rheingold and shares stories of his experiences in international opera productions. After the discussion, club members can stay to watch the first part of Das Rheingold’s main rehearsal, directed by Esa-Pekka Salonen, on the Main Stage from 7 pm. onwards.*
Bravo Club members are invited to watch the rehearsal, led by assistant director Anna Kelo. This is the first stage rehearsal with piano. The previous direction rehearsals have taken place in the main rehearsal studio.*
Club guests: principal dancer Tiina Myllymäki and senior physiotherapist Johanna Osmala.
How does a dancer’s normal work day look like? Do dancers need to watch their every bite, or obsess about getting enough calories and nutrients? How do they care for their bodies under extreme strain? What is the best way to ensure sufficient recovery during the 10-month season? What about the inevitable injuries, and returning to work afterwards? How do dancers cope with perfectionism? These and many other questions will be answered in the discussion.*
Bravo Club members get to watch the rehearsal, led by director Jere Erkkilä. This is the first stage rehearsal.*
Club members are invited to follow the rehearsal of Pär Isberg’s Pippi Longstocking, the main production of the festive season, at the Finnish National Ballet. The dancers will rehearse either with guest répétiteurs or the choreographer himself. The ballet had its world premiere in 2005 in Stockholm. The ballet had its world premiere in 2005 in Stockholm as Madeleine Onne, the Artistic Director of the Finnish National Ballet was the Artistic Director at the Royal Swedish Ballet. *
At the beginning of 2019, the Finnish National Opera and Ballet started the Opera Beyond project. The objective of this ambitious, multi-year and international project is to place the Finnish National Opera and Ballet among the global leaders of immersive experiences and the use of new technologies in its field by 2022.
The first stage features Memories of Future, a festival production currently in preparation and set to premiere in spring 2020. It’s created by composer Esa-Pekka Salonen and dramaturg Paula Vesala together with the winning team of the Opera Beyond competition – announced in the spring 2019. Bravo Club members will hear about the project’s progress as well as the production team’s thoughts.
The date will be announced later. *
*This programme is subject to change.
The proceeds from the Bravo Club are used to support artistic work at the Finnish National Opera and Ballet. A more specific objective is set annually.
In the first season of the Bravo Club, 2017 – 2018, the proceeds were directed to the Finnish National Ballet’s Youth Company, enabling the group’s educational visit to Amsterdam. In the season 2018 – 2019 all the proceeds are directed to the Ballet School of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet.
In the season 2019–2020, the club supports the Opera Beyond project. The objective of this ambitious, multi-year and international project is to place the Finnish National Opera and Ballet among the global leaders of immersive experiences and the use of new technologies in its field by 2022. For more information, please visit: https://operabeyond.com.
A minimum of four member events are organised each year. These events are an opportunity to meet the artists and hear their thoughts on their work and upcoming productions. You will also have the chance to observe the rehearsals of different productions during member events.
**Read more about buying tickets further down on this page.
A small quota of tickets for premieres is reserved exclusively for Bravo Club members and their plus-one guests. These tickets can be bought for seats in the stalls.
The tickets from the Bravo Club quota will be sold during the following days in the order of inquiries. Please send the inquiries to bravo@opera.fi:
Join the Bravo Club by emailing us at bravo[at]opera.fi. We will send you a confirmation of your membership and an invoice. You can also purchase the membership at our ticket counter. Bravo Club will be on a summer break from 21 June to 4 August, 2019. We will be at your service again at bravo[at]opera.fi from 5 August. If you become a member during the summer, you will hear from us then.
As a Bravo Club member, you will receive regular updates about club news, benefits and events to the email address you have provided. For more information, please read our Privacy policy.
Harri and Sultana Rehnberg, Bravo Club members
Bravo Club members Harri and Sultana Rehnberg attend the first club event of the season with their daughter in August 2017. At the event, the star of the opera Höstsonaten – Autumn Sonata, mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter described her preparation for the upcoming world premiere.
Photographer: Heikki Tuuli
Bravo Club members have met, for example, the following people at various events: General Director Gita Kadambi, Opera’s Artistic Director Lilli Paasikivi, Ballet’s Artistic Director Madeleine Onne, Conductor and Composer Esa-Pekka Salonen, Mezzo soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, Soprano Marjukka Tepponen, Composer Jaakko Kuusisto, Soloist Dancer Rebecca King, Dancer Lucas Jerkander, Ballet’s Artistic Administrator Sampo Kivelä ja Production Manager Jere Pensikkala.
In addition, the club members have been able to get a special tour at the set workshop from Manager Tapio Säkkinen, and have visited the warehouses in Nurmijärvi together with Anders Mattsson. The club members have been observing ballet rehearsals led by choreographers and enjoyed early stage rehearsals of various opera and ballet productions. In addition, Bravo Club members have enjoyed performances of the Finnish National Ballet’s Youth Company and Ballet School.
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