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HelsinkiAidaNew production
Verdi: Aida
Dan Ettinger; Noa Naamat; Finnish National Opera; Harri Karri; Bettina John; Heiko Steuernagel
HelsinkiThe (R)evolution of Steve JobsNew production
Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs
Michael Christie; Kevin Newbury; Finnish National Opera; Victoria "Vita" Tzykun; Paul Carey; Japhy Weideman; Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera
HelsinkiHamlet
Various: Hamlet
Leo Mujic; Finnish National Ballet; Anna-Maria Helsing; Stefano Katunar; Manuela Paladin Šabanović; Aleksandar Čavlek
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Noa Naamat’s powerful Aida opens the season in Helsinki
Finnish National Opera and Ballet’s season opens with an earthy new production of Verdi's perennial favourite, Aida, given a contemporary setting where even the victors suffer.
Iolanta paired with Luonnotar in dramatic Helsinki double bill
In Helsinki, Antony McDonald pairs Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta with a staged version of Sibelius’ tone poem Luonnotar, brilliantly voiced by soprano Silja Aalto.
Premiere of Zinovjev's Taste of Metal in Helsinki
The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra offers up a double-serving of Tchaikovsky, with Hannu Lintu and Daniel Lozakovich, alongside the world premiere of Sauli Zinovjev's First Symphony.
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Dima Slobodeniouk new Principal Conductor of Finnish National Opera
The Russian-Finnish conductor will take up his new Principal Conductor post in Helsinki from August 2026.
Follow your ears: Ida Meidell on Early music in Scandinavia
We talk to Baroque violinist and folk fiddler Ida Meidell about being at the intersection of folk music and Early music, and the richness of the wider scene across Scandinavia.