OPERA GALA
Thursday 12.02.2026 at 6pm Kuopio Music Centre Concert Hall
Kuopio Symphony Orchestra
Markus Lehtinen, conductor
Soloists from the Sibelius Academy Opera:
Grace Collivet
Marion Jegou
Riikka Mäkelä
Tanja Niemelä
Iida Nummela
Iirisilona Segerstam
Ilona Tiira
Eetu Joukainen
Henri Jussila
Klaudijus Šimkus
The Opera Gala is an evening of grand emotions, where the world of opera unfolds before you in all its brilliance. Masters of voice and expression take the stage, guiding you through tales of love, fate, and drama. The gala offers an unforgettable selection of the most famous arias, duets, and orchestral pieces from operas, for example, by Verdi, Rossini and Puccini. Classics and rarities meet as we celebrate the diversity and power of operatic art. Experience the magic of opera – together, here and now.
Programme:
Gioachino Rossini: Cenerentola, alkusoitto
Gioachino Rossini: Cenerentola, I näytös
Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto, Gildan aaria, “Caro nome”
Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda, ”Cielo e mar!”
Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale, Norina Cavatina, “Quel guardo il cavaliere”
Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia, Basilion aaria ”La calunnia”
Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Giuliettan aaria “Eccomi, Oh quante volte”
Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Romeon aaria ”Se Romeo”
Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata, alkusoitto
Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata, Violettan aaria, I näytös, ”Estrano”
Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata, Alfredon aaria, II näytös, “Lunge da lei… De miei bollenti spiriti…”
Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata, Germontin aaria, II näytös, ”Di Provenza il mar, il suol”
Ruggero Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci, Neddan aaria, ”Strinono lassu”
Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena, Smetonin aaria, ”E sgombro di loco”
Giacomo Puccini: La Boheme, Musettan valssi, “Quando me’n vo´”
Giacomo Puccini: La Boheme, Mimin aaria, III näytös, ”Donde lieta usci”
Giacomo Puccini: La Boheme Quartett, III näytös
Duration approx. 2 hours 10 minutes, including intermission.
Produced by the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra
Tickets: 25,60 € / 20,60 € senior citizens and groups min. 20 persons / 10,60 € children under the age of 16 and students and young people under the age of 20
