Turku’s two most iconic buildings will become stages for art performances during the Capital of Culture year. The story of the Pirate Princess Alvilda will be performed as an opera at Turku Castle, and Turku Cathedral will host a special Easter dance performance, and Carl Heinrich Graun’s Easter Oratorio.
- Turku Castle will be a challenging venue, but perfect for this production,” says Liisa Mattila, producer for the Alvilda in Abo opera. The location is perfect because parts of the historical events are actually set in Turku Castle. There are various versions of the libretto based on folk tradition, but all versions share the location of the events, “Abo, metropoli della Finlandia.
