Performances

Magnificent Eugene Onegin opens the autumn season at the Finnish National Opera with a lineup of top-quality soloists including Soile Isokoski, Tommi Hakala and Jorma Silvasti.

The new production of Swan Lake by Kenneth Greve is a fresh yet tradition-conscious new interpretation.

Party and dance at the Opera until dawn! Last year, this hugely popular event was sold out, so act quickly! This is an opportunity not to be missed! Age limit 18.

There is something for everyone in Mozart's The Magic Flute: entertainment, romance, excitement and comedy.

Verdi's Aida is a magnificent and spectacular grand opera but also a sensitive and intimate tale of the forbidden love of an Egyptian military commander and an Ethiopian slave.

The 40-year career of Jorma Uotinen, a living legend of dance, will be celebrated by the FNB with a triple bill of Uotinen choreographies. Black Water is performed by members of Skånes Dansteater from Sweden.

Gaetano Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore is a perennial favourite among comic operas. And no wonder: it is a happy blend of the mishaps of lovesick characters and suave Italian melodies.

An absurd yet warm dance adventure Nimeni on Sormiradio (My name is Finger Radio) showing just how many things and feelings can be expressed through movement and how great the power of dance can be. Recommended for children over 4 years old.

On the plains of Ostrobothnia, the dream of freedom is strong. This is truly a national opera and a piece of Finnish history too, besides being perhaps the most successful Finnish opera of all time.

A swinging concert with the Opera Big Band will be conducted by Antti Sarpila.

Long ago, Cat Count Forelli lost his only son and much-missed fishing buddy. In his grief, the Count banned all singing and laughing in his village. Can we find the missing Oskari and the roll of sheet music tied up with red ribbon? We will find out in this new foyer opera for children aged 4 to 8.

This double bill features works by two choreographers: the powerful Blood Wedding by British choreographer Cathy Marston, and Sheherazade, a new work by Kenneth Greve.

Can we find the missing Oskari and the roll of sheet music tied up with red ribbon? We will find out in this new foyer opera for children aged 4 to 8 also in Imatra and in Savonlinna.

The music in Madama Butterfly is incredibly beautiful and heart-achingly poignant. Elisabet Strid and Judith Howarth appear as Cio-Cio-San.

The new production of Swan Lake by Kenneth Greve is a fresh yet tradition-conscious new interpretation.

Visitors from Denmark will appear in Almi Hall in November with performances of a triple bill by Tim Rushton by the Danish Dance Theater, one of the leading contemporary dance companies in the Nordic countries.

Die tote Stadt is a fascinatingly decadent and dream-like opera with a great psychological impact. World-famous soprano Camilla Nylund appears in the main role.

The Christmas favourite is here again! This Cracker is a treat for the whole family!

A teenage Alice is the lead character in Alice in Wonderland, the new choreography by Marilena Fontoura. Inspired by the classic children's book written by Lewis Carroll, the work is a charming miniature ballet for children of school age.

If there were ever a competition for the world's most beautiful opera, La bohème would be a strong contender. Puccini wrote some of his finest arias and duets here. The performances will be conducted by maestro Leif Segerstam.

The famous outlaw who lives in Sherwood Forest and is a virtuoso with bow and arrow takes to the main stage of the FNO in a brand new adventure opera for the whole family. The magical Robin Hood premieres in January!

Faust, tired of his life, is prepared to sell his soul to the Devil to regain his youth.

The music in The Merry Widow has everything that an operetta lover could possibly wish for: the wistful Vilia Song, the upbeat dance numbers, the lovely duet 'Love unspoken'...

A triple bill of contemporary dance featuring three still active choreographers: William Forsythe, Johan Inger and Ohad Naharin.

The opera Aleksis Kivi is an impressive portrayal of how a great mind crumbles in a world that does not understand it and includes some of the author's most beautiful poems.

Daddy's Girl illustrates the history of independent Finland through the life stories of a mother, a daughter and a grandmother.

This tale of a young woman is better known from the opera Manon Lescaut. Manon by Sir Kenneth MacMillan has been described as one of the most sensuous ballets in the world.

La Cenerentola, Cinderella, is one of Rossini's most popular operas. The story is the familiar one with the ugly sisters and the prince.

This grand opera by Wagner is like a ritual in which the young Parsifal grows through self-denial and self-awareness into a saviour who liberates those condemned to suffer and becomes King of the Knights of the Grail. The production returns to the repertoire at Easter.

Romeo and Juliet, in the lovely choreography by John Cranko, returns to the FNB after an absence of several years with performances beginning in April.

A brilliant stage play and witty music, when properly matched, produce just such a breezy and intoxicatingly light-hearted opera. Performed in Finnish.

Puccini's opera triptych consists of three very different yet mutually complementary elements.

This triple bill by Finnish woman choreographers features three world premieres.