‘Now is the time to go to Savonlinna if you are interested in world-class vocal art. The tenor Amadi Lagha plays the role of Calaf in Puccini’s Turandot in a way that is rarely heard, at least on Finnish opera stages’, wrote the reviewer from Helsingin Sanomat in 2018, and now this magnificence is coming back again. Princess Turandot is Ewa Płonka, a musician who has been transformed almost overnight from a concert pianist into an opera singer, and who is now in demand at the world’s foremost opera houses.

Turandot

Olavinlinna

The opera The Last Temptations (1975) by Joonas Kokkonen (1921–96) is one of the most successful and popular Finnish operas of all time. 2025 will mark the 50th anniversary of its premiere. What better time to celebrate this landmark work than during the anniversary year of Olavinlinna Castle?

Petri Lindroos

Events

Upcoming events

5 - 25 Jul, 2025

Turandot · Savonlinna Opera Festival

22 - 30 Jul, 2025

The Last Temptations · Savonlinna Opera Festival

Future and recently performed repertoire

Timur in Turandot by Puccini

Savonlinna Opera Festival

Jaakko Högman in The Last Temptations by Kokkonen

Savonlinna Opera Festival

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