Stories of the Opera with Minna Lindgren

The events of the autumn season at the National Library continue with the “Soivat Kirjat” -concert series on 31 October at 18.15, featuring Opera and discussion about its history. Come and hear Finland’s leading opera singers and perspectives on the future of the art genre at hand. Free entry to the concert. Venue: Cupola hall, National library of Finland.

Minna Lindgren’s book “Minun oopperani” is a sharp and passionate work on the history of the opera, and in her education a great service to all current and future friends of the opera. The “Soivat Kirjat” -concert in Cupola Hall features fragments of the operas presented in the book; the Magic Flute, La Traviata, Tosca and Tristan and Isolde interpreted by soprano Marjukka Tepponen, baritone Kevin Greenlawn and pianist Jukka Nykänen. Minna Lindgren and Siljamari Heikinheimo discuss the contents of the book and the relationship between story and music in the opera. What kind of story is appropriate for music to tell? What is the future of opera as an art form?

The concert is organized in collaboration with the Soivat Kirjat concert series and the National Library. The concert is supported by The Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation.

Musical Books is a literary-themed concert series that began in 2016 in the heart of Helsinki, the National Library. Since then, the concert series has spread throughout Helsinki, and concerts have also been held at Theatre Kapsäkki in Sörnäinen and Villa Kivi in Töölönlahti. Between 2021 and 2023, the series toured libraries around Finland.