Savonlinna Opera Festival, Southern Savonia, Finland
4.5 (7 reviews) Monday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Spent More than 3 hours Ranking #9 in Savonlinna Cultural Events
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The Savonlinna Opera Festival is Finland’s premiere cultural event. World renowned for its high-quality opera performances and concerts, every summer it brings music lovers from across the globe to the charming lakeside city of Savonlinna. The month-long festival is held in Olavinlinna, a towering medieval castle by Finland’s largest lake. This creates a uniquely dramatic ambiance for its 70 000 visitors. Once inside, festival-goers are dazzled by classics and rarely seen works as well as world premieres and visiting productions from esteemed opera houses like La Scala and the Bolshoi Theatre.
Address
Olavinkatu 27, Savonlinna 57130 Finland
Mobile
Website
http://www.operafestival.fi/en
Working hours
Monday : 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Saturday :
Sunday :
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 15:59
User Ratings
4.5 based on (7 reviews)
Reviews
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5Massimo G 5:00 PM Aug 6, 2016
Norma
Bellini's opera is a classic. A bit of Rossini and lots of romanticism. We happened to be there for the first. It was the staff of Teatro Regio di Torino, a well know opera making in my country, Italy. The castle atmosphere mixes well with the opera type. Acoustic is good and execution was masterly. I was a bit prevented before going, but surely I changed mind.
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4Robin H 5:00 PM Jul 28, 2017
Wonderful experience
One of the best and most accessible opera festivals in Europe. Quality of productions, singing and music is outstanding. Setting is unbeatable, in the medieval castle. Food and drink, if you eat in the castle before or after the opera is excellent and great value. Town is charming and if you don't swim in the lake you are missing a unique experience. Moving around inside the castle, especially at the intervals, is chaotic and annoying and one night the surtitles board was not working, but that is a rare problem.
