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The Finnish National Opera and Ballet is an international-calibre opera and ballet company with a broad and varied repertoire. As a national arts institution, it serves the entire country: the Finnish National Opera is the only professional opera company in Finland, and the Finnish National Ballet is the only professional ballet company.

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Finnish National Opera presents Janáček’s Cunning Little Vixen and Tero Saarinen’s Kullervo

This winter’s opera premiere at the Finnish National Opera is the fairy-tale opera The Cunning Little Vixen by Leoš Janáček, in a production designed by celebrated Finnish designer Klaus Haapaniemi. The FNO’s contribution to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Jean Sibelius is Tero Saarinen’s new work Kullervo to music by Sibelius.The Cunning Little Vixen  by Leoš Janáček will be premiered at the FNO on 23 January 2015. Internationally celebrated Finnish designer Klaus Haapaniemi, who is now based in London, designed a

Finnish National Opera celebrates Jean Sibelius 150th anniversary

The FNO and the FNB will be contributing to the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Jean Sibelius with the world premiere of the expansive Kullervo by Tero Saarinen and with a fabulous concert themed around the work of author Roald Dahl, to which 4,000 schoolchildren in the 4th grade in Helsinki will be invited. There will also be a new school opera featuring Sibelius, Jannen salaisuus (Janne’s secret).The Finnish National Opera and the Finnish National Ballet will be contributing to the celebration of the 150th anniversary  of the birth of Jean

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

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