Four concerts taken from Puccini’s repertoire are to be staged in Savonlinna from 11 to 31 July 2021,
Professional soloists and young up-and-coming Finnish musicians will perform at the Lossiranta Lodge boutique hotel. It starts with the concert “Bachin Kahvikantaatti”, featuring baritone Sampo-Elias Asikainen and sopranos Anni Karvinen and Mirjam Hanhisalo. It then continues with “Primadonna et Cavalier”, featuring soprano Senja Syrjälä and tenor Niilo Erkkila, and “Diva”, featuring soprano Kaisa Makkonen. Piano accompaniment is by Saki Kono. The series closes on July 31st with “Fin de la Saison, Les Amies”, performed by mezzo-soprano Maiju Vaahtoluoto.
The concert festival is organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of Helsinki in collaboration with artists and business partners from Savonlinna.
For more information, go to https://iichelsinki.esteri.it