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Tartu Opera Gala
Opera
& Theatre
Opera Gala
Tartu Opera Gala presents a programme
of beautiful overtures, arias and duets
from French and Italian operas, including
masterpieces by Berlioz, Gounod, Thomas,
Bizet, Delibes, Saint-Saëns, Cilea, Donizetti,
Leoncavallo and Puccini.
April 1 at the Vanemuine Concert Hall in Tartu
Of Mice and Men
The stage version of this well-known novel
by John Steinbeck, staged by Moscow
director, Mikhail Gorevoy, has been in
the repertoire of the theatre for 13 years.
It has won the heart of tens of thousands
of spectators and is still in demand.
April 19 at the Nokia Concert Hall in Tallinn
The visit of
the old lady
The Moscow Lenkom Theatre presents the
famous tragicomic play “The Visit of the
Old lady” (Der Besuch der alten Dame) by
Swiss dramatist Friedrich Dürrenmatt.
June 14 at the Nokia Concert Hall in Tallinn
ABBA. Concert-dance
production
The Vanemuine Theatre continues the
series of music productions launched in
2009 with a tribute to the British rock
band, “Queen”. The concert-dance production
ABBA features almost 50 artists,
including a band, soloists and the
Vanemuine ballet company.
Premier on May 13 at the Vanemuine Theatre
in Tartu
Little Prince
A contemporary dance composition with
the participation of the Estonian National
Ballet: Choreographer and stage director,
Oksana Titova.
Premier on June 2 at the Estonian National Opera
Chamber Hall in Tallinn
Vienna Strauss Orchestra
Concert
Vienna Strauss
Orchestra
This orchestra has gained fame as an
authentic interpreter of Viennese music.
The programme includes a wide range of
classical music as well as pieces by composers
of the Strauss family and other
Viennese operetta masters. The Vienna
Strauss Orchestra is well known for its
unorthodox frivolity, outgoing communication
skills with the audience and the ability
to play while stepping on and off the stage
and joining the audience.
March 16 at the Nokia Concert Hall in Tallinn
Bach's Mass in B Minor
The Chamber Choir
Voces Musicales
presents of the
most monumental
compositions in the
history of music,
the Mass in B Minor (BWV 232) by Johann
Sebastian Bach (1684-1750). Voces Musicales
is accompanied by the Tallinn Baroque
Orchestra. Arias and duets are
performed by recognised soloists from
Estonia as well as Sweden.
March 18 at Jaani Church in Tallinn
Gregorian - The Dark
Side of the Chant
The Dark Side of the Chant Tour presents
a selection of Gregorian’s works from the
past dozen years, as well as from their
latest album. Gregorian concerts always
feature a band comprising musicians from
different European countries who contributed
to the sound, as well as to the
atmosphere of the concert.
March 19 at the Nokia Concert Hall in Tallinn
Estonian National
Male Choir
Ragnar Rasmussen is an internationally
recognised conductor from Norway having
worked with many European orchestras as
a quest conductor. He has conducted many
master classes and given lectures in Norway
as well as abroad. His works have been
recognised with several awards, the Northern
Lights Prize from 2008 being perhaps
the most prestigious one.
March 25 at Jaani Church in Tallinn
Bach’s St Matthew
Passion
Within the framework of the Tallinn 2011
cultural programme, Corelli Music offers
an exciting experience of one of the most
praised passion-oratories by Bach.
March 30 at Jaani Church in Tartu
March 31 at Jaani Church in Tallinn
Eri Klas
Nikolay Petrov
and Eri Klas
Nikolay Petrov is the most celebrated Russian
pianist of his generation having won
second prize at the Van Cliburn International
Piano Competition in the USA (1962)
and second prize at the Queen Elisabeth
International Music Competition in
Brussels.
March 31 at Estonia Concert Hall in Tallinn
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