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Lisette Oropesa, Marigona Qerkezi, John Osborn & Ida Falk Winland Lead Savonlinna Opera Festival’s 2026 Season

By Francisco Salazar
(Image Courtesy of Savonlinna Festival)

The Savonlinna Opera Festival has announced its 2026 season.

Henning von Schulman, Kristian Lindroos, Lucrezia Drei, Iris Candelaria, Waltteri Torikka, Jérôme Boutillier, and Sonja Herranen star in Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” Johannes Erath directs and Andrea Sanguineti conducts.

Performance Date: July 3-25, 2026

Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” will star Silja Aalto, Antony Ciaramitaro, and Emilia Rukavina. Piergiorgio Morandi conducts the production by Henry Akina.

Performance Dates: July 4-23, 2026

Marigona Qerkezi, Giorgio Berrugi, Petri Lindroos, and Timo Riihonen lead Verdi’s “Nabucco.” Ivan Lopez Reynoso conducts the production by Rodula Gaitanou

Performance Dates: July 8-24, 2026

Ida Falk Winland stars in Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Tobias Westman and Orhan Yildiz. Silvia Paoli conducts the production by Aivis Greters.

Performance Dates: July 27-31, 2026

Riccardo Frizza conducts Bellini’s “Norma” with Lisette Oropesa and John Osborn.

Performance Dates: July 29 & August 1, 2026

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By Francisco Salazar

FRANCISCO SALAZAR, (Publisher) has worked as a journalist for over 10 years with such companies as Latin Post, and freelanced for Remezcla. He has also published for El Diario and La Opinion. He is a media producer and a classically trained cellist who has performed in the New York area.

With OperaWire he has lectured at Bard College and been featured on Fred Plotkin, Jennifer Rowley and Angel Blue's programs.

He holds a Masters in Media Management from the New School and a Bachelor's in Film Production and Italian studies from Hofstra University.

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