Nine premieres at the Finnish National Opera in 2014–2015

In the 2014–2015 season, the Finnish National Opera and Ballet will be offering nine premieres. The 150th anniversary of the birth of Jean Sibelius will be celebrated with two productions: Tero Saarinen’s ballet Kullervo and a Roald Dahl fairy-tale concert. The season begins in August.New productions: classics, an operetta and a monologue opera by Kaija Saariaho The first opera premiere of the season will be Le nozze di Figaro  by W. A. Mozart on 29 August. This classic depicts the twists and turns of relationships between