OperaVision 2018-19 Preview: Watch ‘Ice’ From The Finnish National Opera & Ballet

By David Salazar

OperaVision will start streaming the world premiere of “Ice” at the Finnish National Opera and Ballet on March 5, 2019.

The opera, written by Juhani Koivisto and composed by Jaakko Kuusisto, will feature Ville Rusanen, Marjukka Tepponen, Sointu Wessmann, Markus Growth, Jussi Merikanto, Jenny Carlstedt, Jenni Lättilä, and Pekka Kuivalainen, among many others.

The composer leads thiis performance while Anna Kelo directs.

The stream kicks off at 6 p.m. local time. That’s around 12 p.m. EDT and 9 a.m. PST for the start time. It will be available for repeat viewings on OperaVision until September 9, 2019.

The streaming service is free through OperaVision, which, per its official website, is a project “supported by the European Union’s Creative Europe program, OperaVision builds on the success of The Opera Platform, with more contributing opera companies from more countries, under the editorial supervision of Opera Europa, the European association of opera companies and festivals. OperaVision brings together 30 partners from 18 countries and invites you to travel and discover the diversity of opera from wherever you want, whenever you want.”

Next up is “Falstaff” at the Garsington Opera.

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