Saaremaa Opera Festival 2008

21. 07. 2008 Arensburg Hotel

Opening of the festival and opera cafeteria TRUBADUUR, opening of the exhibition on Gustav Ernesaks, press conference.

21. 07. 2008 Kuressaare Castle

Tommi Hakala (baritone, Finland), Kristian Attila (piano, Finland)

22. 07. 2008 Kuressaare City Theatre
23. 07. 2008 Kuressaare City Theatre

Aino Kallas/Tauno Pylkkänen – PATSEBA IN SAAREMAA

Stage director: Carmen Tabor, stage artist: Liina Unt
I- One act drama by Aino Kallas
actors: Leila Säälik, Pirek Rauk, Margus Prangel
II- One act opera by Tauno Pylkkänen
Soloists of Estonian NO: Juuli Lill, Helen Lokuta, Rene Soom, Tarmo Eespere (piano)

22. 07. 2008 Kuressaare Castle

Ain Anger (bass), Ralf Taal (piano)

23. 07. 2008
24. 07. 2008 (2 performances)
27. 07. 2008 (2 performances)
Kuressaare Castle Opera House

Gershwin. PORGY ja BESS – Black American Opera Company, Broadway

25. 07. 2008 Kuressaare Castle Opera House

OPERA GALA

Anna Aglatova (soprano) and Mikhail Diakov (baritone) from Moscow Bolshoy Theatre, Esin Talinli (soprano) and Senol Talinli (tenor) from Ankara State Opera, Andres Köster (tenor) , Heli Veskus (sopran) , Rauno Elp (baritone), Helen Lokuta (mezzo soprano) from Estonian NO, Ain Anger (bass)
Estonian National Male Choir, Vanemuine symphony orchestra,
conductors ERI KLAS and CARLOS SPIERER (Germany)