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Classical music, opera, ballet and dance in Finland

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HelsinkiChamber Music Concert: Verklärte Nacht

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Music Centre / Musiikkitalo: Paavo Hall, Sun 7 Sep at 15:00
Brahms, Schoenberg
Katrina Pelnena; Han Shi; Justyna Grudzień; Joshua Kail
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HelsinkiKazuki Yamada & Dezsö Ranki

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Music Centre / Musiikkitalo: Concert Hall, Fri 12 Sep at 19:00
Boulanger, Liszt, Rimsky-Korsakov
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Kazuki Yamada; Dezsö Ránki; Jussi Myllys; The Helsinki Music Centre Choir
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HelsinkiSusanna Mälkki & Karine Deshayes

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Music Centre / Musiikkitalo: Concert Hall, Sep 17, 18
Berlioz, Saariaho, Dukas
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Susanna Mälkki; Karine Deshayes
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HelsinkiElektra

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Finnish National Opera: Main Hall (Suomen Kansallisoopera: päänäyttämö), Sep 17, 19, 25, 27, Oct 01, 04 mat
Strauss R.: Elektra
Hannu Lintu; Patrice Chéreau; Finnish National Opera; Richard Peduzzi; Caroline de Vivaise; Dominique Bruguière; Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera
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HelsinkiGiovanni Antonini & Julia Lezhneva

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Music Centre / Musiikkitalo: Concert Hall, Fri 26 Sep at 19:00
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Giovanni Antonini; Julia Lezhneva
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Finnish mythology brought to life as the Sibelius Festival opens

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Peter Connors, 28 Aug
Kullervo opens the 26th Sibelius Festival in Lahti, but the new edition brings a big change: not all the music will is by Sibelius! 
****1
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Turandot at Savonlinna Opera Festival: a riddle inside an enigma

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Mark Pullinger, 05 Jul
Pet Halmen’s 2003 production of Puccini's unfinished final opera places asks more riddles than Turandot's quiz questions to her would-be suitors. 
***11
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King of the Castle: Verdi’s Macbeth in Savonlinna

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Mark Pullinger, 04 Jul
Olavinlinna, also known as St Olaf's Castle, provides an atmospheric setting for Verdi's take on Shakespeare's “Scottish play”. 
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Édith Piaf: La vie en rose – heartrending performances

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Maggie Foyer, 28 Feb
Reija Wäre's Édith Piaf: La vie en rose for Finnish National Ballet has a slight commercial gloss which does not detract from the powerful central roles and memorable performances.
****1
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Finnish National Ballet's The Sleeping Beauty: family friendly

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Maggie Foyer, 23 Jan
A welcome revival of Javier Torres' condensed version of The Sleeping Beauty with Finnish National Ballet provides challenges for the entire company.
****1
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