The Finnish National Opera (Finnish: Kansallisooppera) in Helsinki is the leading opera company in Finland. Helsinki (pronounced with the stress on the first syllable in Finnish: ), or Helsingfors in Swedish  listen?, is the capital of Finland. ... An opera house is a building where opera and other forms of performing arts are performed. ...

Its home base is the Opera House on Töölönlahti bay in Töölö which opened in 1993. Töölö as seen from the Helsinki Olympic Stadium tower Töölö is a district of Helsinki, Finland. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Regular opera performances began in Finland in 1873 with the founding of the Finnish Opera by Kaarlo Bergbom. Prior to that, opera had been performed in Finland sporadically by touring companies, and on occasion by Finnish amateurs, the first such production being The Barber of Seville in 1849. The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera is an art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Barber of Seville is a theatre play by Beaumarchais, written in 1775, and originally entitled Le Barbier de Séville in French. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1956, the Finnish Opera was taken over by the Foundation of the Finnish National Opera and acquired its present name. 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Finnish National Opera stages a world premiere of at least one Finnish opera every year.

External link

• Finnish National Opera website (http://www.ooppera.fi/etusivu.asp?kieli=2) (in Finnish, Swedish, and English)