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Saaremaa Opera Festival 2018<\/span><\/h3>
19\u201328 July<\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_top_multiplier=””][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”MAIN ARTISTS” 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_1685341590405{margin-bottom: 5px !important;}”]
Shanghai Opera House (China) and Hungarian State Opera<\/span><\/h5>[vc_column_text]Shanghai Opera House<\/strong>
\nOne 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, Pl\u00e1cido Domingo, Jos\u00e9 Carreras, and many others.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″ content_width=”95″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
19 July 8 PM Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall<\/h6>\n

CARMEN<\/h4>\n

G. Bizet
\n<\/strong>Shanghai Opera House
\nDirector Philippe Arlaud<\/strong> in collaboration with Opera Hong Kong and Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet<\/p>\n

20 July 8 PM Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall<\/h6>\n

DANCE GALA<\/h4>\n

The dance ensemble of the Shanghai Opera House<\/p>\n

21 July 8 PM Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall<\/h6>\n

THE WAGER<\/h4>\n

Wen Deqing<\/strong>
\nShanghai Opera House<\/p>\n

22 July 4 PM Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall<\/h6>\n

GOOGLEMOOGLEDOTCOM<\/h4>\n

Opera for both children and adults<\/strong>
\nComposer Tauno Aints<\/strong>, Director Marko Matvere<\/strong>
\nCast: Pirjo Jonas, Simo Breede, Reigo Tamm, M\u00e4rt Jakobson, Karmen Puis, Merle Jalakas<\/strong>
\nThe opera chorus and symphony orchestra of the Theatre Vanemuine
\nConductor Taavi Kull<\/strong><\/p>\n

25 July 8 PM Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall<\/h6>\n

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO<\/h4>\n

W. A. Mozart<\/strong>
\nHungarian State Opera<\/p>\n

26 July 8 PM Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall<\/h6>\n

TRAVIATA<\/h4>\n

G. Verdi<\/strong>
\nHungarian State Opera<\/p>\n

27 July 8 PM Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall<\/h6>\n

THE GYPSY BARON<\/h4>\n

J. Strauss jun<\/strong>
\nHungarian State Opera<\/p>\n

28 July 8 PM Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall<\/h6>\n

OPERA GALA<\/h4>\n

The soloists, chorus, and symphony orchestra of the Hungarian State Opera<\/p>\n

26\u201328 July 11 PM Kuressaare Castle Midnight Lounge <\/h6>\n

OPERA ROYAL<\/h4>\n

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