Saaremaa Opera Festival 2018
MAIN ARTISTS
Shanghai Opera House (China) and Hungarian State Opera
Shanghai Opera House
One of the top modern Chinese musical theatres, it was founded in 1956. Over the past sixty years, the theatre has staged numerous operas, dance dramas, musicals, choral, symphonic, and dance works. The Shanghai Opera House has developed a diverse and varied repertoire of Chinese composers as well as many classical western operas. The opera theatre has established partnerships with overseas colleagues and staged collaborative productions. The Shanghai Opera House often performs in China, as well as in Italy, the Vatican, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Macau. The Shanghai Opera House has collaborated with conductors such as Lorin Maazel, John Nelson, and Daniel Oren, as well as with tenors Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, and many others.
19 July 8 PM Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall
CARMEN
G. Bizet
Shanghai Opera House
Director Philippe Arlaud in collaboration with Opera Hong Kong and Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet
20 July 8 PM Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall
DANCE GALA
The dance ensemble of the Shanghai Opera House
21 July 8 PM Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall
THE WAGER
Wen Deqing
Shanghai Opera House
22 July 4 PM Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall
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Opera for both children and adults
Composer Tauno Aints, Director Marko Matvere
Cast: Pirjo Jonas, Simo Breede, Reigo Tamm, Märt Jakobson, Karmen Puis, Merle Jalakas
The opera chorus and symphony orchestra of the Theatre Vanemuine
Conductor Taavi Kull
25 July 8 PM Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
W. A. Mozart
Hungarian State Opera
26 July 8 PM Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall
TRAVIATA
G. Verdi
Hungarian State Opera
27 July 8 PM Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall
THE GYPSY BARON
J. Strauss jun
Hungarian State Opera
28 July 8 PM Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall
OPERA GALA
The soloists, chorus, and symphony orchestra of the Hungarian State Opera
