The Sibelius Academy Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

With its mix of the libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte and the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro is known as one of the finest musical combinations in opera history. This opera classic, which tells of the day before Figaro’s wedding, is full of energy, pace, and tremendous twists and turns.

As guest director for this production, the Sibelius Academy’s opera welcomes the Israeli-born Noa Naamat, whose international career is progressing in leaps and bounds.

Come and experience this classic work of comic opera!

Creative team

  • Noa Naamat, director
  • Marianna Metsälampi, assistant director
  • Arturo Alvarado, conductor
  • Costas Vallios, student conductor
  • Pia Lasonen, costume design
  • Tuija Luukkainen, make-up design
  • Essi Santala, stage lighting design
  • Mikko Elonen, set design, stage manager
  • Tuomas Tenkanen, video design
  • Kristian Attila, main répétiteur
  • Tuomas Salokangas and Saki Kono, répétiteur students
  • Markus Lehtinen, professor
  • Joonas Mikkilä, producer

On stage

  • Antonio: Joona Juntunen
  • Barbarina: Maja Burggraaf
  • Bartolo: Martin Iivarinen
  • Basilio, Don Curzio: Matias Haakana
  • Cherubino: Haven Honermann (6.4, 9.4, 12.4) / Ruusu-Maaria Brousseau (8.4, 11.4, 13.4) (voice cover Ruut Eleonoora Karhula)
  • Conte: Domas Saulevičius (6.4, 9.4, 12.4) / Regimantas Gabšys (8.4, 11.4, 13.4)
  • Contessa: Leila Saari (6.4, 9.4, 12.4) / Emma Hartikainen (8.4, 11.4, 13.4)
  • Figaro: Nataniels Simha Rasnacs (6.4, 9.4, 12.4) / Sakari Topi (8.4, 11.4, 13.4)
  • Marcellina: Hannele Ahola (voice cover Tanja Niemelä)
  • Susanna: Sadelilja Larimo (6.4, 9.4, 12.4) / Maija Rautasuo (8.4, 11.4, 13.4) (voice cover Anna Ginström)

Orchestra

Violin 1:
Linda Suolahti (KM)
Riikka Westerlund
Viljami Kemppinen
Léna Marie-puig
Phongphairoj Lertsudwichai
Pekka Häkkinen

Violin 2:
Petar Vladimirov (ÄJ)
Zurabi Gorgiashvili
Fanni Piri
Santeri Muona
Eelis Karjalainen
Vanessa Garrido

Viola:
Tuula Saari (ÄJ)
Nagladze Ketevan 
Liina Bäckman
Timofey Nguen

Cello:
Eliso Babuadze (ÄJ)
Leclère Swann
Noora Attila

Double bass:
Tuomas Ertz (ÄJ)
Luukas Jokisipilä

Flute:
Elina Ceprova
Janis Vitols

Oboe:
Carlos Yiu
Aleksandre Osadchuk

Clarinet:
Gracia Ortega
Alexandra Boch

Bassoon:
Seppo Heikkinen

Horn:
Alexis Routley
Mayu Takasaki

Trumpet:
Verner Vihervuori
Lukas Eckerrot
Onni Pietilä
Jere-Pekka Laitinen

Harpsichord:
Saki Kono / Tuomas Salokangas

Choir

Malva Pentikäinen
Karoliina Airas
Tia Nikkilä
Maaria Passi
Ada Aromäki
Ada Sallinen
Emma Lammela
Neemi Sinkko
Lisa Mi

Buy a two-ticket package for the opera

When you buy tickets together for the operas The Marriage of Figaro (6–13 April 2024) and The Merry Wives of Windsor (8–16 November 2024), you get the tickets for a discounted price of €55 + service fees (normal price €65).

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Additional information: Joonas Mikkilä, joonas.mikkila@uniarts.fi 

Opera studies at the Sibelius Academy

Opera students at the Sibelius Academy perform in four full-scale productions in the course of their studies and in one dramatised concert with piano accompaniment. The opera productions are staged with the assistance of Finnish and foreign professionals of opera and of the stage.

Read more about opera studies at the Sibelius Academy

Time

6.4.2024 at 16:00 – 19:00
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8.4.2024 at 18:30 – 21:30
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9.4.2024 at 18:30 – 21:30
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11.4.2024 at 18:30 – 21:30
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12.4.2024 at 18:30 – 21:30
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13.4.2024 at 16:00 – 19:00
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Location

Sonore

Mannerheimintie 13a

00100 Helsinki

Helsinki Music Centre

Tickets

18-39€

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