opera festival in olavinlinna fortress
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84satuh
Savonlinna Opera Festival is a very unique experience. The Olavinlinna fortress offers a setting which no other place can beat. Walking to the island (where the fortress is) forces you to calm down and relax prior the opera and the scene within the castle in unique. The whole town of Savonlinna (located beautifully by the lakes) breaths the atmosphere of the magical opera air.Unlike anything else. I have been there 10+ years and will return every year again.
Mualiman_matkaaja
The Magic Flute (by Mozart) was played in Finnish. This version is good for children. Opera performances are in outside (there is a canopy for audience).
113heikkij
Attended with friends the festival, both Carmen & Kullervo. Both performances were excellent albeit I found Kullervo heavy.
sofiarom
We have just been to Olavlinna Fortress for the first time to see Salienen Kullervo! The setting, the voices, the performance were breath taking.We could not take our eyes off the stage. The singers were mesmerising actors and singers, the choir was like an ancient Greek oracle predicting and explaining what was or would be happening. the fortress surrounding fitted perfectly to make this experience once in a life time.looking forward to the Magic fFlute tonight .
TaruH_13
For a heavy metal consert the surraundings were spectacular!Amorphis was even more fantastic than usual, if possible. A night to remember.
Ilefu
The performances are usually of very high standard. But the seats are in a perfect line one after the other - meaning that if there is one slightly taller person between you and the stage you will not see a thing. Given the price of the ticket and the tribulations the audience has to go through to reach the venue, it would be nice to see more than just the back of the head of the person in front of you.Also the light installations cover the text monitors. Shows disrespect of the customer to not even bother to check if the monitors can be read from the audience - installing the monitors 50 cm lower would've probably fixed the issue.The venue itself is nice and as mentioned the performances are top notch. But you may get a lot less than you payed for.
VickiA156
My husband and I have seen 2 operas in this castle. There is nothing that can beat this. Sound is wonderful, surroundings even better. Absolutely a must and Savonlinna is truly a great destination place....anytime of the year!
AnttiPulkka
My first Opera. Place and surroundings are impressive, but the performance was not the easiest one for first timer.
travelfreak31
Olavlinna Castle was built in the 1200s I believe as a fortress to protect against military aggression. In the early 20th century, the castle was refitted as a stage for opera and has since become a mecca for opera lovers from all over the world. Just getting to the castle by crossing a couple of bridges that connect the town of Savonlinna to the island castle is a thrilling experience. Inside the artistic elements of each of the three productions I saw were outstanding. Verdi's Macbeth in a fortress castle seemed to fit like hand in glove. The ambiance also worked nicely for Wagner's Lohengrin, but the set designers do miracles on stage to create all sorts of evocative moods no matter the time period or location dictated by the opera's story line. Not only is the musical experience high quality, the adventure of being in such a venerable old bastion makes for a double pleasure.
Uta_Lomalehto
Bin in den letzten 15 Jahren unz?hlige Male in der Olavinlinna zum Opernfestival gewesen, es ist immer ein Erlebnis: die Atmosph?re vor, w?hrend und nach den Vorstellungen ist einmalig. Unbedingt vorher ein Gl?schen in einem der vielen Strandrestaurants geniessen....
McIsha
Мы в этом году впервые посетили Савонлинна и оперный фестиваль. Приехали с сыном-подростком специально на концерт финской группы Amorphis. Билеты покупали еще зимой. Выступление метал-группы необычно для такого фестиваля, но их выбрали неспроста, т.к. в своих песнях они используют тематику финского эпоса Калевала. Интересно было наблюдать кучу разновозрастного неформального народа, стекавшегося на концерт.Сама идея концерта в крепости и атмосфера нам очень понравилась. Единственное я думала, что концерт под открытым небом и надо утепляться, но наоборот было душновато, т.к лето было теплое, а над крепостью делают купол из пластика на случай плохой погоды. (Кстати получается, что крепость целиком и без купола можно увидеть только в холодное время года, когда проходит фестиваль).Рада,что фестиваль подарил нам незабываемые эмоции и возможность посетить роскошную средневековую крепость.
alruizm
Estuvimos en la ┏pera finlandesa Kullervo, absolutamente maravillosa!!!! muy recomendable y una puestga en escena fant│stica
ふらり
刷に検かぶ硬廓でのオペラ。易匚、爺昨吉伉塘していましたが畠くの莉nでした。廓の匯叔に爺鳥をり嚏爺に笋┐討△蠅泙靴。チケットは3埖にインタ`ネットで澓。モ`ツアルトの仝徴却々でしたが、そのr泣ですでに火りわずか、念圭の極のみでした。玲岬廾崔は徨工鬚の湖があり、あまりSしめませんでしたが、タミ`ノ、パパゲ`ノ、蒙に匚の溺藍の瘁磯の梧蟹薦は殆這らしく湖咾垢襪藩rに、詞蕗栽蟹の独薦、ハ`モニDの殆這らしさは伉の安まできわたりました。朗が恷念双嘔極のため玲岬畠悶の徨はあまりよくえませんでしたが、鞠繁麗の燕秤をSしむ蒙悗嚥えられ、祭磴任ました。 竃秘り笥が倭いため、念圭の朗ですとK處瘁氏を竃るのは恷瘁となりかなり棋たされました。その貧俚蹶rgにはトイレに佩くのが寄笋任。トイレの方も富なかったのですが。弌さなですので瘁圭でも玲岬は割蛍えます。t栽議に登僅して瘁圭の朗が措いのではないかと房いました。
Usameln
helt fantastiskt hela milj?n,operan, medverkande.Ruinen som de lagt tak ?ver.2000 m?nniskor f?r plats.
johnnyk828
Operafestivalens plasering i Olofsborgen ?r inte bara fantastisk utan ger ocks? en otrolig m?jlighet till en unik operaupplevelse. Dessv?rre utnyttjas inte alltid denna unika miljl? av scenografer vid olika upps?ttningar.
