Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlat

Annual summer opera festival at Olavinlinna castle in Savonlinna, Finland, for opera audiences

Savonlinna, FinlandFounded 1986operafestival.fi Website technologies

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About Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlat

Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlat stages an annual summer opera festival at Olavinlinna castle in Savonlinna, Finland. The programme includes staged opera productions, new works and premieres, family operas, and the Timo Mustakallio singing competition.

Festival production, ticket sales and marketing are carried out by the supporter association Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlien Kannatusyhdistys ry, which has about 600 members, mostly individuals and some companies. Supporters can join at several membership levels, and the festival lists corporate partners. Audiences buy tickets online, and the festival draws visitors from abroad as well as Finland.

The Oy company was founded in 1986 according to the registry, and the festival itself was first held in 1912. The festival employs about 10 people year-round and more than 500 in summer, and its choir and orchestra each have about 80 members. The website marks the festival's 115th anniversary in 2027.

Product: Summer opera festival with staged productions, premieres, family operas and a singing competition at Olavinlinna castle.

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Aino Ackté · Founder
Source: company website

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