LATVIAN NATIONAL OPERA IN RIGA
The Latvian
National Opera is a repertory theatre which performs opera and
ballet in a season that runs from September to the end of May.
In the course of a season, the LNO will perform approx 200 performances.
In a year, generally six new productions will be made, shared across both
artforms. Since 1997 the annual Riga Opera Festival takes place over 2
weeks in June. The festival is a showcase for the season's new productions
and repeats of former successes. The closing of the season's performance
in the Cesis castle grounds has become a tradition, as have guest performances
in other Latvian rural cities during the summer. Since 2005, the LNO features
a series of special summer performances at the height of the tourism season
in August so that visitors to Riga can share the experiences that the
inhabitants grow accustomed to throughout the year. The LNO has more than
600 full-time employees. Of those, 28 are opera soloists, 105 orchestra
musicians, 62 chorus members and 70 ballet dancers.
Tickets 5 – 100 EUR /3.5 – 69 GBP depending on the seating, season and the performance.
OPERA & BALLET HOLIDAYS
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