Narva Opera Festival Gala “Turandot 100”: ERSO and Soloists

On 14 August 2026, a grand opera gala, “Turandot 100”, will take place at the Kreenholm Manufactory in Narva, celebrating the centenary of Giacomo Puccini’s famous opera. Premiered in 1926, “Turandot” is the final jewel of Italian Romantic opera
— a work towards which centuries of operatic development, from Monteverdi to Rossini and Verdi, had been leading.

Appearing as soloists with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra are internationally acclaimed tenor Aleksandrs Antonenko, Gothenburg Opera soloist Ida Falk Winland, Kyiv National Operetta Theatre soloist Oleksandr Kyreiev, and the radiant mezzo-soprano of the Estonian National Opera, Karis Trass, who has been awarded the title of “Performer of the Year”.

The evening will be hosted by Johan Randvere, with Jaan Ots conducting.

Fri 14.08.2026
Narva Kreenholm
NARVA OPERA FESTIVAL GALA: TURANDOT 100

Ida Falk Winland, soprano, Sweden
Karis Trass, mezzo-soprano, Estonia
Aleksandrs Antonenko, tenor, Latvia
Oleksandr Kyreiev, baritone, Ukraine
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Jaan Ots

Host Johan Randvere
Producer Julia Savitskaja, Cultural Organizer of the Year 2025, Ministry of Culture of Estonia

About Narva Opera Festival
Founded 169 years ago as Europe’s largest textile enterprise – the Kreenholm Manufactory once had a choir that was conducted by the grandfather of beloved Estonian singer Georg Ots. Today, in this richly historicist setting, contemporary opera is performed and modern ballet from Estonia and neighbouring countries can be enjoyed.
At Narva Opera Festival, East and West, history and the present, aristocrats and bohemians meet; around abandoned industrial buildings, the freshest winds of the world’s music theatre begin to blow. In the Kreenholm district, one can sense the aura of the Tsarist era, Soviet solemnity, and today’s cosmopolitan spirit. Here, bold avant- garde meets the finest traditions.
The festival was founded by Narva-born opera singer Julia Savitskaja, who has been organising the festival since 2015. In 2018, Julia received the Estonian Cultural Endowment’s “Cultural Pearl” award for organising Narva Opera Festival, and in 2022 she was awarded the title of the City of Narva’s professional cultural figure in the field of music. Cultural Organizer of the Year 2025, Ministry of Culture of Estonia