The main performer of the Saaremaa Opera Days, which will take place from 20 to 24 July this year, is the prestigious St. Petersburg Chamber Opera, which will replace the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb due to the pandemic. The internationally renowned Estonian bass vocalist Ain Anger will be the last performer of the festival.

Please note! Previously purchased tickets for the Croatian National Theatre are valid or can be redeemed!

Tickets can be returned by email by sending the e-ticket or a photo of the ticket and the bank account number to the address tagasiost@concert.ee, or at the box office of Estonia Concert Hall.

The new programme of the XIII Saaremaa Opera Days:

Tuesday, 20 July at 8 p.m. – Charles Gounod’s Faust

The performance of the St. Petersburg Chamber Opera will take place instead of the Croatian National Theatre’s performance La donna del lago. Tickets purchased for Tuesday’s performance will be valid on the same day of the week or will be redeemed until 11 July (inclusive).

Wednesday, 21 July at 8 p.m. – Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville

The performance of the St. Petersburg Chamber Opera will take place instead of the Croatian National Theatre’s performance The Magic Flute. Tickets purchased for Wednesday’s performance will be valid on the same day of the week or will be redeemed until 11 July (inclusive).

Thursday, 22 July at 8 p.m. – Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor

The opera will be performed by the St. Petersburg Chamber Opera instead of the Croatian National Theatre. Tickets purchased for Thursday’s performance will be valid on the same day of the week or will be redeemed until 11 July (inclusive).

Thursday, 22 July at 11:30 p.m. – midnight opera Dust cancelled! Tickets will be redeemed until 1 September (inclusive).

Friday, 23 July at 8 p.m. – Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly

The opera will be performed by the St. Petersburg Chamber Opera instead of the Croatian National Theatre. Tickets purchased for Friday’s performance will be valid on the same day of the week or will be redeemed until 11 July (inclusive).

Friday, 23 July, midnight salon – OPERA ROYAL Lauri Liiv Swing Band, the audience will not be able to dance if there are still restrictions in place. Tickets purchased for Friday (24 July 2020) will remain valid or will be redeemed until 11 July (inclusive).

Saturday, 24 July at 8 p.m. – Ain Anger’s jubilee gala

The birthday gala will replace the gala of the soloists, opera choir, and symphony orchestra of the Croatian National Theatre. Tickets purchased for Saturday’s performance will be valid on the same day of the week or will be redeemed until 11 July (inclusive).

Saturday, 24 July, midnight salon – OPERA ROYAL Lauri Liiv Swing Band, the audience will not be able to dance if there are still restrictions in place. Tickets purchased for Saturday (25/07/2020) will remain valid or will be redeemed until 11 July (inclusive).

Sunday, 25 July at 2 p.m. – family musical Juku! cancelled! Tickets will be redeemed until 1 September (inclusive).

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Tickets can be returned by email by sending the e-ticket or a photo of the ticket and the bank account number to the address tagasiost@concert.ee, or at the box office of Estonia Concert Hall.

The performance of the St. Petersburg Chamber Opera will take place instead of the Croatian National Theatre’s performance La donna del lago. Tickets purchased for Tuesday’s performance will be valid on the same day of the week or will be redeemed until 11 July (inclusive).

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Opera in two acts

Performance of the St. Peterburg Chamber Opera”

Premiered on May 27^th 2017

Running time: 3.5 h

Charles Gounod’s opera “Faust”, based on the first part of Goethe’s poem, is a masterpiece of musical portrait. Artistic director of the St. Petersburg Opera and director of the play Yuri Alexandrov offers the audience a bold reading of the story of Faust, who sold his soul to the devil for youth.

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St. PETERSBURG CHAMBER OPERA

The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera was founded by its artistic director Yuri Alexandrov in 1987, when the audience needed new creative ideas. The theatre was intended to be an art laboratory and immediately won the reputation as “the living opera” and “a creative theatre.”  The theatre was formed with a unique repertoire. It covers a wide range of different music genres created in different countries over the centuries.

Over the  time, the Chamber Theatre grew into The Petersburg Chamber Opera, a professional state theatre well-known both in Russia and abroad.

The performance of the St. Petersburg Chamber Opera will take place instead of the Croatian National Theatre’s performance The Magic Flute. Tickets purchased for Wednesday’s performance will be valid on the same day of the week or will be redeemed until 11 July (inclusive).

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Opera in two acts

Performance of The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera”

Premiered on March 7th 2015

Running time: 2.45 h

One of the most popular opera of Rossini, which captivates audience already for two centuries with inexhaustible wit, melodic generosity and virtuoso brilliance of vocal parts. The rapid dynamic of the stage action, the abundance of comic positions, the plot, replete with unexpected twists, seem to have been snatched from life itself.

Count Almaviva has lost his heart to the spunky Rosina, whose doddering guardian is determined to marry her himself. It’s Figaro to the rescue, as the resourceful barber conjures up wacky schemes and strategies to unite the young lovers.

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St. PETERSBURG CHAMBER OPERA

The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera was founded by its artistic director Yuri Alexandrov in 1987, when the audience needed new creative ideas. The theatre was intended to be an art laboratory and immediately won the reputation as “the living opera” and “a creative theatre.”  The theatre was formed with a unique repertoire. It covers a wide range of different music genres created in different countries over the centuries.

The performance of the St. Petersburg Chamber Opera will take place instead of the Croatian National Theatre’s performance Madama Butterlfy. Tickets purchased for Friday’s performance will be valid on the same day of the week or will be redeemed until 11st of July (inclusive).

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Opera in two acts

Performance of the St. Petersburg Chamber Opera

Premiered on February 3rd, 2006

Running time: 2.50 h

“Madam Butterfly” is one of opera’s most enduring tales of unrequited love. Puccini’s poignant score follows the tragic tale of Cio San, a young Japanese girl who falls in love with American naval officer Pinkerton, with devastating consequences.

The great Italian composer Giacomo Puccini wrote the opera at the end of 1903. The opera premiered on February 17, 1904, in Milan Scala and then began the triumphal journey of this opera on the Italian and world stages. “Madama Butterfly” has been on the playbill of the world opera houses for more than a hundred years.

The production of the opera at St. Peterburg Chamber Opera is built masterfully and designed thoroughly. Instead of external effects and pseudo-Oriental exoticism, it strikes the audience with its bright passion, personal touch, and psychological depth.

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St.PETERSBURG CHAMBER OPERA

The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera was founded by its artistic director Yuri Alexandrov in 1987, when the audience needed new creative ideas. The theatre was intended to be an art laboratory and immediately won the reputation as “the living opera” and “a creative theatre.” The theatre was formed with a unique repertoire. It covers a wide range of different music genres created in different countries over the centuries. Over the time, the Chamber Theatre grew into The Petersburg Chamber Opera, a professional state theatre well-known both in Russia and abroad.

The birthday gala will replace the gala of the soloists, opera choir, and symphony orchestra of the Croatian National Theatre. Tickets purchased for Saturday’s performance will be valid on the same day of the week or will be redeemed until 11 July (inclusive).

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Aile Asszonyi (soprano)
Mirjam Mesak (soprano, Bavarian State Opera)
Monika-Evelin Liiv (mezzo-soprano, Royal Opera House London)
Egils Siliņš (baritone, Latvian NO)
Pavlo Balakin (bass, Estonian NO)
Ain Anger (bass)

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Olari Elts

Programme: Verdi, Wagner

Friday 23.07. and  Saturday 24.07. 23.00

Performer: Lauri Liiv Swing Band

Midnight Lounge at Kuressaare Castle yard