Sibafest: Impro opera
Come see and try how improvised opera is made
Improvised opera is not quite what you would traditionally expect from opera, as all the music, text and action is made up on the fly. The best thing about it is that the audience is involved in the creation of the work, by requesting musical styles and contributing to the plot in different ways. After a short demo performance by the Improa! opera ensemble, the audience can also try improvisation.
The doors will open 15 minutes before the event starts. Places are filled in the order of arrival.
Further information: Janne Ikäheimo, janne.ikaheimo@uniarts.fi
Sibafest 26–27 Jan 2024
On 26–27 Jan, the main event of Sibelius Academy’s Sibafest will fill out the Helsinki Music Centre. The festival kicks off a year packed with a thousand concerts. At Sibafest, you can follow the rehearsals for the Marriage of Figaro, try out the organ, peek behind the scenes of the symphony orchestra and participate in a techno concert and panel discussions.
Now taking place for the tenth time, Sibafest is the biennial main event of the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki. The event presents the Academy’s internationally top-quality concert activities. The main parts are played by the Sibelius Academy’s own students and teachers and well as the audience themselves – both together and separately.
Improvised opera is not quite what you would traditionally expect from opera, as all the music, text and action is made up on the fly. The best thing about it is that the audience is involved in the creation of the work, by requesting musical styles and contributing to the plot in different ways. After a short demo performance by the Improa! opera ensemble, the audience can also try improvisation.
The doors will open 15 minutes before the event starts. Places are filled in the order of arrival.
Further information: Janne Ikäheimo, janne.ikaheimo@uniarts.fi
Sibafest 26–27 Jan 2024
On 26–27 Jan, the main event of Sibelius Academy’s Sibafest will fill out the Helsinki Music Centre. The festival kicks off a year packed with a thousand concerts. At Sibafest, you can follow the rehearsals for the Marriage of Figaro, try out the organ, peek behind the scenes of the symphony orchestra and participate in a techno concert and panel discussions.
Now taking place for the tenth time, Sibafest is the biennial main event of the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki. The event presents the Academy’s internationally top-quality concert activities. The main parts are played by the Sibelius Academy’s own students and teachers and well as the audience themselves – both together and separately.