Finnish National Opera orchestra celebrates the 50th anniversary on a guest appearance at the Helsinki Music Centre with Richard Strauss's opera Daphne, starring Soile Isokoski.

As August skies begin to darken, the Finnish National Opera Orchestra and Chorus present a heady mix of summer melodies at the closing concert of the Organ Night and Aria Festival at the Espoo Cathedral. Soprano Hanna Rantala and mezzo-soprano Lilli Paasikivi are the featured soloists.

Saturday afternoon matinee in the main foyer of the Opera House offers a treat for the ear and a welcome moment of relaxation. Free entry!

The 'Masters in the House' concert combines the future hopes of the music world with professional orchestral musicians. Jaakko Kuusisto will conduct the collective orchestra.

In November, the Finnish National Opera Orchestra and Chorus will perform in two concerts at St. John's Church in Helsinki and Ristinkirkko Church in Lahti. The programme features Johannes Brahms's monumental work Ein deutsches Requiem, with soprano Soile Isokoski and baritone Jaakko Kortekangas as soloists and Brahms' Alto Rhapsody, featuring mezzo-soprano Lilli Paasikivi as soloist.

As the holiday season draws nearer and the jubilee year draws to a close, the Finnish National Opera Orchestra leaves Helsinki behind and sets out on a festive Christmas music tour of the southern regions of Finland. Soloists and the children's choir of the Finnish National Opera join the orchestra in a heart-warming selection of holiday classics.

Interpretations of Argentinian and Finnish tango electrify the Opera Main Stage in an evening of dance hosted by Finnish dance legend Jorma Uotinen.