{"id":65677,"date":"2026-09-16T17:12:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plmf.ee\/1-08-26-suveooper\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T17:13:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:13:54","slug":"1-08-26-summer-opera","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/plmf.ee\/en\/1-08-26-summer-opera\/","title":{"rendered":"1.08.26 Summer Opera"},"content":{"rendered":"

Giuseppe Verdi<\/strong> (1813\u20131901)<\/span><\/p>\n

Brindisi Libiamo ne’ lieti calici \/ Let us drink from the joyful cups – from the opera La Traviata<\/span><\/p>\n

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart<\/strong> (1756\u20131791)<\/span><\/p>\n

Leporello\u2019s aria Notte e giorno \/ Night and day<\/span><\/p>\n

Zerlina and Don Giovanni\u2019s duettino L\u00e0 ci darem la mano \/ There we shall give each other our hands<\/span><\/p>\n

from the opera Don Giovanni<\/span><\/p>\n

Claudio Monteverdi<\/strong> (1567\u20131643)<\/span><\/p>\n

Arnalta\u2019s recitative and aria Adagiati, Poppea – Oblivion soave \/ Rest, Poppea – Sweet oblivion – from the opera L’incoronazione di Poppea \/ The Coronation of Poppea<\/span><\/p>\n

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sarastro\u2019s aria O Isis und Osiris \/ O Isis and Osiris<\/span><\/p>\n

Pamina, Tamino and Sarastro\u2019s trio Soll ich dich, Teurer, nicht mehr sehen \/ Shall I no longer see you, dearest?<\/span><\/p>\n

from the opera Die Zauberfl\u00f6te \/ The Magic Flute<\/span><\/p>\n

Modest Mussorgsky<\/strong> (1839\u20131881)<\/span><\/p>\n

The Holy Fool\u2019s scene Mesyats idyot, kotyonok plachet \/ The moon rises, the kitten cries – from the opera Boris Godunov<\/span><\/p>\n

Anton\u00edn Dvo\u0159\u00e1k<\/strong> (1841\u20131904)<\/span><\/p>\n

Rusalka\u2019s Song to the Moon M\u011bs\u00ed\u010dku na nebi hlubok\u00e9m \/ Song to the Moon – from the opera Rusalka<\/span><\/p>\n

Pyotr Tchaikovsky<\/strong> (1840\u20131893)<\/span><\/p>\n

Lensky and Onegin\u2019s duet Vragi! Davno li drug ot druga \/ Enemies! Have we really been friends for so long? – from the opera Eugene Onegin<\/span><\/p>\n

Jules Massenet<\/strong> (1842\u20131912)<\/span><\/p>\n

Salom\u00e9\u2019s aria Il est doux, il est bon \/ He is gentle, he is good – from the opera H\u00e9rodiade<\/span><\/p>\n

Georges Bizet<\/strong> (1838 – 1875)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ralph\u2019s aria Quand la flamme de l’amour \/ When the flame of love – from the opera La jolie fille de Perth \/ The Fair Maid of Perth<\/span><\/p>\n

Ruggero Leoncavallo<\/strong> (1857\u20131919)<\/span><\/p>\n

Peppe (Arlecchino)\u2019s serenade O Colombina, il tenero fido Arlecchin \/ O Colombina, tender and faithful Arlecchino – from the opera Pagliacci \/ The Clowns<\/span><\/p>\n

Giuseppe Verdi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Banco\u2019s recitative and aria Studia il passo, o mio figlio – Come dal ciel precipita \/ Watch your step, my son – How he falls from the sky – from the opera Macbeth<\/span><\/p>\n

Giacomo Puccini<\/strong> (1858\u20131924)<\/span><\/p>\n

Lauretta\u2019s aria O mio babbino caro \/ O my dear papa – from the opera Gianni Schicchi<\/span><\/p>\n

Gaetano Donizetti<\/strong> (1797\u20131848)<\/span><\/p>\n

Adina and Nemorino\u2019s recitative and scene Caro elisir – Lallaralla \/ Dear elixir – Lallaralla – from the opera L’elisir d’amore \/ The Elixir of Love<\/span><\/p>\n

Francesco Sartori<\/strong> (b. 1957)<\/span><\/p>\n

Con te partir\u00f2 \/ Time to Say Goodbye \/ Time to Say Goodbye<\/span><\/p>\n

KRISTINA V\u00c4HI has received recognition as an opera, operetta and musical soloist. She graduated from the Georg Ots Tallinn Music School (teacher M. J\u00f5geva) and the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, obtaining bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in opera singing (teachers R. Airenne and Prof. T. Novit\u0161enko). V\u00e4hi furthered her studies at the Royal Conservatoire The Hague and has participated in numerous masterclasses (E. M\u00e4rtson, G. Kahry, C. Deutekom, R. Piernay, I. Kremling, J. Beckman, M. Pelo, M. Hauswalter). V\u00e4hi won first prize at the Klaudia Taev International Competition for Young Singers (1996). From 2006 to 2013, V\u00e4hi worked as a soloist at the Estonian National Opera. She has also performed in productions at Vanemuine Theatre and the Opera Studio of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, at the Saaremaa Opera Days, and has been invited to sing at various festivals and in musicals organised by Smithbridge Productions and Vanemuine Theatre. Since 1997, she has been a soloist of the creative association Operetta Scretta. Her roles include Adina (Donizetti\u2019s The Elixir of Love), Baroness (Lortzing\u2019s The Poacher), \u00c4nnchen (Weber\u2019s Der Freisch\u00fctz), Oscar (Verdi\u2019s Un ballo in maschera), and among Mozart\u2019s roles Zerlina, First Lady and Despina (Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute, Cos\u00ec fan tutte); in Menotti\u2019s operas Lucy, Monica and Miss Pinkerton (The Telephone, The Medium, The Old Maid and the Thief); in Rossini\u2019s operas Fanny and Clorinda (The Marriage Contract, Cinderella); Nedda (Leoncavallo\u2019s Pagliacci), Ninetta (Prokofiev\u2019s The Love for Three Oranges), Luise (Aints\u2019 Rehepapp), Adele and Gagliari (Strauss\u2019s Die Fledermaus, Wiener Blut), Lisa and Stasi (K\u00e1lm\u00e1n\u2019s Countess Maritza, Die Cs\u00e1rd\u00e1sf\u00fcrstin), Damon (Handel\u2019s Acis and Galatea), Maria (Leigh\u2019s Man of La Mancha), Soulgirl and Carlotta (Webber\u2019s Jesus Christ Superstar, The Phantom of the Opera) and many others. V\u00e4hi currently works as a freelance opera soloist. Kristina V\u00e4hi is a scholarship holder of Music Trust PLMF.<\/span><\/p>\n

FILIPP VARIK graduated from the Tallinn Music High School in singing under the guidance of teacher U. Joller (2018) and obtained a master\u2019s degree from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (2023) under J. Tralla. He later furthered his studies with M. Hauswalter. Varik currently works at the Opera Studio of the Lyon National Opera. In addition to classical singing, he has studied choral conducting under H. Surva. Varik has collaborated with renowned conductors such as D. Rustioni, G. Sacripanti, W. Marshall and V. P\u00e4hn, and with directors such as C. Loy, L. Pelly, R. Brunel and L. Kolle. Varik has sung in operas including \u201cAkhnaten\u201d (Philip Glass), \u201cAbstrakte Oper\u201d (Boris Blacher), \u201cWozzeck\u201d (Alban Berg), \u201cIl turco in Italia\u201d (Gioachino Rossini), \u201cAndrea Ch\u00e9nier\u201d (Umberto Giordano), \u201cPeter Grimes\u201d (Benjamin Britten) and \u201cLouise\u201d (Gustave Charpentier).<\/span><\/p>\n

STANISLAV \u0160ELJAHHOVSKI is a bass-baritone who received his vocal education at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. In 2024, he completed his master\u2019s studies in singing in the class of M. Turi. His professional career is connected with opera stages in Estonia and Europe: he has participated in productions at the Estonian National Opera, Vanemuine Theatre and the Savonlinna Opera Festival. He has participated in masterclasses with renowned opera singers and teachers, including M. Guleghina and Prof. S. Patarino\u2019s recitative masterclass at the Cesare Pollini Conservatory in Padua. In 2023, \u0160eljahhovski received a scholarship from the Elfrida and Erich R\u00e4mmeld Foundation. \u0160eljahhovski\u2019s repertoire encompasses both classical opera roles and parts in vocal-symphonic large-scale works, as well as a broad stylistic range from Baroque to works of the 20th and 21st centuries. He has focused on performing works by Bach, Mozart, Rossini and Verdi, as well as Russian vocal-symphonic repertoire. An important part of Stanislav \u0160eljahhovski\u2019s concert and stage practice also consists of works by 20th-century composers, including Stravinsky and Jan\u00e1\u010dek, creating a versatile and stylistically balanced repertoire profile.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pianist and singer KATRIN LEHISMETS graduated in piano from Haapsalu Children\u2019s Music School and the Georg Ots Tallinn Music School. She continued her piano studies at the Tallinn Conservatory from 1989 to 1991. In 1995, she graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music with a degree in singing. In 1999, Lehismets obtained a master\u2019s degree in the same field, cum laude, at the Mozarteum University Salzburg. She furthered her studies in 1992 at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin and, since 2014, with Mich\u00e8le Crider. Already during her studies, Lehismets also worked as a r\u00e9p\u00e9titeur. As a singer, she made her debut in 1998 at Prague\u2019s Estates Theatre in Mozart\u2019s opera \u201cDon Giovanni\u201d in the role of Zerlina. Lehismets has been a soloist at the Prague State Opera, a r\u00e9p\u00e9titeur at the Salzburg Landestheater, as well as music director and soloist, a soloist, r\u00e9p\u00e9titeur and orchestral pianist at Landestheater Niederbayern, and a singer, actress, pianist and music director at Theater Offensive in Salzburg. As an actress, she has also worked at Varius Theatre. As a r\u00e9p\u00e9titeur, Lehismets has worked at the Salzburg Festival, the International Summer Academy of the Mozarteum, the Eva Lind Academy and Grace Bumbry\u2019s private studio, and has been an accompanist at masterclasses by prominent opera singers (J. Kaufmann, S. Jo, etc.). Since 2012, Lehismets has worked at the Mozarteum University Salzburg as a r\u00e9p\u00e9titeur and vocal coach. Her concert career has taken her to almost every European country, as well as America, Canada, Cyprus, the Philippines and Egypt. She has performed at numerous international festivals, including Saaremaa Opera Days, Solothurn Classics, Prague Spring, Festival Internazionale di Musica Antica e Contemporanea Torino, Trieste Prima, Mezin\u00e1rodn\u00ed hudebn\u00ed festival Brno, International Music Festival Santany\u00ed and, on several occasions, Aspekte Salzburg.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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