BLACK / WHITE: Short ballets “Open Door” & “Suite en blanc”

About the Event

Immerse yourself in the stunning architecture of Tallinn's breathtaking Estonian National Opera for the ultimate concert set to awake your understanding of ballet.

“Open Door”

Ballet by Katarzyna Kozielska

Music: Symphony in C major by Georges Bizet

World premiere on March 24, 2023 in the Estonian National Opera

“Suite en blanc”

Ballet by Serge Lifar

Music: Édouard Lalo’s ballet “Namouna”

World premiere on June 19, 1943 in Zurich

Estonian National Opera

The Estonian National Opera company, established in 1870, presents a wide range of operas, operettas, ballets, and musicals.

The opera house itself was constructed in 1913 as the initiative of the 'Estonia' song and drama society. At the time, this Art Nouveau structure was the largest in Tallinn. During the Second World War, the theater was destroyed. Restored in the 1950s under Soviet rule, the architects kept the original facade, but the rest of the building combines Neoclassical and Stalinist elements.