Dazzling beauty and exhilarating entertainment – combined with powerful drama and tantalising tales. That’s season 2020–2021 at the Finnish National Opera and Ballet.
Browse the repertoire and pick your favourites.
Experience the dual nature of the mind
Performances cancelled until 31 January 2021
We have had to cancel our performances of the Nutcracker until 6 February and a performance of Die Walküre 29 January 2021.
We are looking into a replacement date for the premiere of Die Walküre 29 January and will announce any news as soon as possible.
We will contact customers who have bought tickets and/or refreshments for the cancelled performances.
Saariaho - Vestergård - Hilli
Musica nova Helsinki: Between
3.2.2021 – 6.2.2021
An opera of silence and untamed forces
Works from Kaija Saariaho, Sebastian Hilli and Matias Vestergård come together to create a poignant world premiere, an opera of silence and untamed forces. Idea and action, mind and body, music and theatre – unexpected and dizzying spaces unravel at the nameless crossroads of these dualities
David McAllister – Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake
26.2.2021 – 27.5.2021
The greatest feat of dance
Swan Lake is the world’s most famous ballet, which combined Tchaikovsky’s magnificent music with a visual world of iconic beauty. Now, the Finnish National Ballet will present a brand-new version by David MacAllister, which has been adapted for a Finnish audience yet stays true to the original.
Tero Saarinen – Claudio Monteverdi
Tero Saarinen Company: Third Practice
2.3.2021 – 6.3.2021
An ambitious union of dance and music
Finland’s finest conjure a gripping fusion of classic and contemporary. World-renowned choreographer Tero Saarinen’s latest brings new dimensions to opera pioneer Claudio Monteverdi’s revolutionary music.
Giacomo Puccini
Madama Butterfly
6.3.2021 – 25.3.2021
The saddest song is sung by a broken heart
Accompanied by the delicate scent of cherry blossoms, Madama Butterfly brings spring to the city. One of Giacomo Puccini’s most moving operas will be seen as a version inspired by authentic Japanese tradition. The opera, which echoes with longing and tears, provides an ideal first experience of the genre.
Mascagni – Leoncavallo
Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci
26.3.2021 – 8.5.2021
The most famous double act in the history of opera
When first presented, Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana and Ruggiero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci laid the foundations for the rise of verismo, realism in opera. Damiano Michieletto’s keen direction combines these two opera classics in an ingenious way.
Justin Peck – Fei Bo – Akram Khan
Triple Bill: World Wide Dance
23.4.2021 – 15.5.2021
Three dance works in one evening
The Triple Bill takes you on a trip around the world. It’s an evening of captivating contemporary dance choreographies by three of today’s most talked about choreographers.
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