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Saaremaa Opera Festival 2008<\/span><\/h3>
21\u201327 July<\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_top_multiplier=”” disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”MAIN ARTIST” font_container=”tag:h5|font_size:14px|text_align:left|line_height:14px” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1685270826349{margin-bottom: 5px !important;}”]
Helikon-Opera of Moscow<\/span><\/h5>[vc_column_text]Artistic director Dmitri Bertman<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″ content_width=”95″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n
21 July Kuressaare Castle Chapter Hall<\/h6>\n

CHAMBER CONCERT<\/h4>\n

Ooperiaariad ja soololaulud
\nTommi Hakala<\/strong> (baritone, Finland), Kristian Attila<\/strong> (piano, Finland)<\/p>\n

22 July Kuressaare Castle Chapter Hall<\/h6>\n

CHAMBER CONCERT<\/h4>\n

Ooperiaariad ja soololaulud
\nAin Anger<\/strong> (bass), Ralf Taal<\/strong> (piano)<\/p>\n

22 and 23 July Kuressaare City Theatre <\/h6>\n

BATHSHEBA OF SAAREMAA<\/h4>\n

Aino Kallas\/Tauno Pylkk\u00e4nen<\/strong>
\nI – the drama by Aino Kallas in I act, starring: Leila S\u00e4\u00e4lik, Pirek Rauk, Margus Prangel<\/strong>
\nII – the opera by Tauno Pylkk\u00e4nen in I act, soloists of the Estonian National Opera Juuli Lill, Helen Lokuta, Rene Soom<\/strong>, Tarmo Eespere <\/strong>on the piano
\nDirector Carmen Tabor<\/strong>, Designer Liina Unt<\/strong><\/p>\n

23\u201327 July Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall <\/h6>\n

PORGY AND BESS<\/h4>\n

G. Gershwin<\/strong>
\nBlack American Opera Company, Broadway<\/p>\n

25 July Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall<\/h6>\n

OPERA GALA<\/h4>\n

Anna Aglatova<\/strong> (soprano) ja Mihhail Diakov<\/strong> (baritone) The Bolshoi Theatre, Esin Talinli<\/strong> (soprano) ja Senol Talinli<\/strong> (tenor) Ankara State Opera and Ballet, Andres K\u00f6ster<\/strong> (tenor), Heli Veskus<\/strong> (soprano), Rauno Elp<\/strong> (baritone), Helen Lokuta<\/strong> (mezzosoprano) Estonian National Opera, Ain Anger<\/strong> (bass), Estonian National Male Choir, Vanemuine Symphony Orchestra, Conductors Eri Klas<\/strong> and Carlos Spierer<\/strong> (Germany)<\/p>\n

26 July Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall<\/h6>\n

THE TALES OF HOFFMANN<\/h4>\n

J. Offenbach<\/strong>
\nTheatre Vanemuine, Conductor Mihkel K\u00fctson<\/strong><\/p>\n

26 July Kuressaare Sound Chamber<\/h6>\n

ESTONIAN NATIONAL MALE CHOIR<\/h4>\n

Featuring Saaremaa Men\u2019s Choir S\u00dcM, Conductors Kuno Areng<\/strong> and Olev Oja<\/strong><\/p>\n

26 July Kuressaare St Laurence Church<\/h6>\n

MESSA DI GLORIA<\/h4>\n

G. Puccini<\/strong>
\nSenol Talinli<\/strong> (tenor, Ankara State Opera and Ballet), Aare Saal<\/strong> (baritone, Estonian National Opera), the symphony orchestra and opera chorus of the Theatre Vanemuine, Conductor Mihkel K\u00fctson<\/strong><\/p>\n

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