"Helikon-Opera" is playing in Estonia

Moscow Musical Theatre "Helikon-Opera" under Dmitry Bertman will be the main guest of the International Music Festival "Day of the Opera" on the Estonian island of Saaremaa, held 16 to 23 will be July 2012th During its existence, the "Days of Saaremaa Opera" became the most important opera festival in the Baltic Sea. , The famous festival in the Estonian music theater director Arne Mikk. Guests Kuressaare Castle was opera company famous all over the world, outstanding soloists and conductors, Jose Cura, Neeme Järvi, Eri Klas, Anna Aglatova, Hibla Gerzmava, Matti Salminen, Jaakko Ryuhanen, Ain Anger, Anneli Peebo, Christina Gailīte, Nadia Krasteva, Mario Dzeffiri , Carlos Moreno, Egil Silins, Johnny van Hal, Tatyana Anisimova and many others. The festival takes place since 1999. In the courtyard of the castle built theatrical platform designed for 2000 seats. Medieval Nature and excellent acoustics to create a unique romantic atmosphere of this openeyra. In 2012, a major participant in the festival, "Helikon-Opera" is. Guests from Moscow on stage three performances of Kuressaare Castle: a masterpiece of Russian opera classics - "Boris Godunov" by Modest Mussorgsky edition of Dmitri Shostakovich (17 July), a comic opera by Gioacchino Rossini's "Barber of Seville" 18 ( July), as well as contemporary American opera composer Jay Reese "Rasputin" (20 July). 19th July the Festival - a unique event -. A gala concert "Karita Mattila and" Helicon "This is a program with the stars of the opera - soprano Karita Mattila from Finland and young soloists" Helikon "with choir and orchestra, the conductor that night will be the Finnish conductor Markus Lehtinen.. This concert, the tradition of the joint action of the artist "Helikon" with the leading opera singers in the world, such as Angela Gheorghiu, Maria Guleghina, Roberto Alagna, Montserrat Caballé, José Cura, Norma Fantini and others will continue. "Helikon-Opera" was many times in Estonia, but in Saaremaa is run for the first time. theater back on tour with gigs and concert programs at the National Opera, took six times in the festival "Birgitta", the last time in the summer of 2011 with performances of "Carmen" and " Mermaid ". artistic director Dmitry Bertman staged at the National Opera" Estonia "several appearances. For posing fascist opera" Wallenberg "Estonian composer Erkki-Sven-Tyuyra Estonian President Dmitry Bertman awarded the Order of St. Mary of the Earth (Cross Maaryama) grade IV and the State Prize of Estonia.