Repertoire

All stagings

• Musical by John Kander

  Cabaret

  An unforgettable entertainment for everyone who thirsts for love and freedom.

• Georges Bizet’s opera

  Carmen

  An opera in which passion rules over all...

• None

  The Cunning Little Vixen

  An opera set in the heart of nature, where nothing is as it seems

• A comic ballet in two acts

  La Fille mal Gardée

  When it comes to love, caution is foolish

• Ballet by Jevgeni Grib and Alisson Kruusmaa

  Light from the End of the World

  The return of harmony lost

• Opera by Giuseppe Verdi

  Otello

  The most powerful tragedy in opera history, steeped in vanity, darkness, and jealousy

• Opera by Giacomo Puccini

  Madama Butterfly

  Music that is more beautiful than love. A passion that is larger than life.

• Operetta by Jacques Offenbach

  Orpheus in the Underworld

  Golden evening where music surpasses all Eurovision hits!

• Opera by Benjamin Britten

  Peter Grimes

  From the director of the acclaimed 2026 production in Estonia “The Phantom of the Opera” An opera thriller as unpredictable as the sea

• Beautiful experience of chamber music

  Estonian National Opera Chamber Music Concerts

  Discover an intimate musical experience with our series of chamber concerts! The series offers a special connection between the musicians and the audience and allows you to enjoy beautiful works from the chamber music archives.

• Ballet by Aram Khachaturian

  Gayane

  Freedom is a choice

• Ballet by Helen Veidebaum to the music of Kaspar Jancis and Malle Maltis after Kaspar Jancis’ eponymous children’s story

  Captain Morten on the Ship of Fools

  Bold dreams know no age

• Opera by Engelbert Humperdinck Libretto by Adelheid Wette based on the Grimm brothers fairytale of the same name

  Hans and Grete

  A timeless classic by the brothers Grimm for youth and adults

• Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  The Magic Flute

  Masterpiece combining fantastic fairy tale elements, a mischievous play, moving ideas of humanity and enlightenment, and the composer’s beautiful melodies into a stunning allegory.

• Opera by Andrus Kivirähk and Tõnis Kaumann

  Charon

  The story of the ferryman who broke all the rules

• Opera by Claude Debussy

  Pelléas et Mélisande

  An enigmatic woman with no past. A love that has no future.

• Children’s opera based on Eno Raud’s eponymous story

  Three Jolly Fellows

  This story will certainly melt the hearts of both children and their parents and it will never grow old because the best cure for everything is always true friendship, cleverness, and warm-hearted humour (not to mention Iceland moss tea).

• Ballet by Lepo Sumera and Märt-Matis Lill

  The Lizard

  A love story that begins in a movie, and ends up in real life

• Ballet by Adolphe Adam

  Giselle

  Which goes beyond death, revenge or love?

• Ballet by Pyotr Tchaikovsky

  Swan Lake

  As one of the quintessential ballets of all time, “Swan Lake” offers an unforgettable experience of romance, virtuoso dancing and Tchaikovsky’s magnificent music.

• Educational project

  Carnival Of The Animals

  The brother and sister then decide to turn their home into a zoo and act various animals to the sounds of the street. Suddenly all the sounds become a beautiful music…

• Richard Wagner’s romantic opera

  Lohengrin

  There are ideals worth fighting for. There are secrets worth dying for. And there is LIFE.

• An operetta by Johann Strauss in three acts

  Die Fledermaus

  A ball where everything goes!

• Opera by Charles Gounod

  Romeo and Juliet

  In this famous love story, stage director Stephen Barlow focuses on the fate of two feuding families, integrating it into contemporary Paris society. Through the futile feud of Capuleti and Montecchi families, the the love of two young people is the ray of light spreading the message of everlasting love.

• Choreographers of the Estonian National Ballet

  Choreographers of the Estonian National Ballet

  After the successful performances of the last season, we continue to present the choreographies of our dancers that is marked by creativity, freshness, variety and uniqueness.

• Operetta by Franz Lehár

  The Count of Luxembourg

  With its charmingly romantic theme, effective stage action and abundance of spirited and delicate moods “The Count of Luxembourg” gave Franz Lehár every opportunity to display his talent. First premiered with immediate international success in 1909, it makes for timeless entertainment with its most apparent charm, spirit and romanticism.

• Opera by Viktor Ullmann to the libretto by Peter Kien

  The Emperor of Atlantis

  Coproduction of Estonian National Opera and Von Krahl Theatre

• Romantic opera by Eino Tamberg

  Cyrano de Bergerac

  “Cyrano de Bergerac” was written in 1974 by Eino Tamberg to the libretto of Jaan Kross and it is one of the most beautiful and most widely known Estonian operas.

• Short ballets by George Balanchine and Mai Murdmaa

  Tchaikovsky’s Masterpieces

  The cornerstone of dance history and the twists and turns of the naked artist's soul in Pyotr Tchaikovsky's passionately diverse music.

• Ballet by Teet Kask

  Louis XIV – the Sun King

  The work focuses on the historical and artistic heritage of one of the brightest and most versatile people in the history, on his personality, and on the powerful realm he created as a symbol of theatre.

• Ballet by Eduard Tubin

  The Goblin

  “The Goblin” is the first Estonian ballet as well as Eduard Tubin’s first work for a music theatre. The work is based on a mythical character from Estonian folklore, the Goblin, whose sole purpose is to serve his greedy master, the Farmer, in obtaining riches.

• Ballet by Tiit Härm to the music of Gustav Mahler

  Twilight Houses

  The ballet talks about emotions, their beauty and pain, and of soulful, sensual love.

• An evening of Ravel’s magical realm

  Ravel:Ravel

  “Ravel:Ravel” is a poetic game, full of fantasy, where you can cheat for beauty and where Ravel’s affair with music ends up in a crazy whirlwind of spectacle, dreamt of by children and yearned for by grown-ups.

• Only on these few nights the Chamber Hall of the theatre is turned into a cosy jazz club

  Jazz Ballet Club

  Experience live music and passionate dance together with the Estonian National Ballet! The unique combination of the city's best band and talented national ballet dancers creates a unique atmosphere that you can only experience on selected evenings.

• Katarzyna Kozielska “Open Door” and Serge Lifar “Suite en blanc”

  Black / White

  "Open Door" by K. Kozielska / "Suite en blanc" by S. Lifar

• Dramma lirico by Giuseppe Verdi

  Giovanna d’Arco

  A women who dared...

• Children’s ballet by Gyula Harangozó to the music of Tibor Kocsak

  Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs

  One of the best known Hungarian Choreographers and Stage Directors Gyula Harangozó, and a popular Hungarian musical designer Kentaur, have staged an unbelievably cheerful and dashing family ballet “Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs” at the Estonian National Opera.

• Ülo Vinter’s and Ülo Raudmäe’s musical, based on the eponymous children’s novel by Astrid Lindgren

  Pippi Longstocking

  Andres Dvinjaninov, the stage director, will bring to the audience the jolly characters from Astrid Lindgren’s beloved children’s book, together with whom it is possible to discover not only Spunk but much more …perhaps a little bit of Pippi inside ourselves?

• None

  Ballet & Pretzel

  World Ballet Day celebration

• Ballett

  A Streetcar Named Desire

  Ballet by Nancy Meckler and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa after Tennessee Williams’ play of the same name

• Ballet by Marina Kesler to the music of Dmitry Shostakovich

  Anna Karenina

  Tolstoy’s great prose masterwork towers over the western literary canon as one of the most riveting works of fiction ever written. Marina Kesler has adapted this demanding novel as a ballet, giving the heroine of the piece a voice through the powerful music of Shostakovich.

• Rahvusooperi jõulukontsert Tallinna Jaani kirikus

  Estonian National Opera Christmas Concert

  The Christmas concert

• Comic opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  Le nozze di Figaro

  “Le nozze di Figaro” follows the Almaviva household through a single turbulent day as the Count’s page Cherubino fools around with the gardener’s daughter Barbarina, but adores the Countess, who loves the Count, who goes after Susanna, who is engaged to Figaro, who has promised to marry Doctor Bartolo’s wife Marcellina, who is old enough to be his mother… and all this on the eve of Figaro’s marriage!

• Ballet by Igor Stravinsky and opera by Maurice Ravel

  Pulcinella and L’Heure Espagnole

  How many lovers can you fit into one single grandfather clock?

• Musical by Frederick Loewe

  My Fair Lady

  One of the most popular musicals of all times!

• Ballet by Pyotr Tchaikovsky

  The Nutcracker

  A wonderful journey in the magical world of Christmas.

• Dance production for children

  Timbu-Limbu's Court and the Snow-Millers

  This winter, something is different – snow cannot be found anywhere and a strange humming fills the air. An exciting adventure is about to begin that tells of making snow, of interesting characters and friendship that overcomes all obstacles.

• Ballet by Gianluca Schiavoni

  Alice in Wonderland

  Missing a step on a ladder can transport you to a fairyland, where there is no end to wonders… Come and join Alice in Wonderland together with the Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter, March Hare, the Queen of Hearts and other wondrous characters!

• William Forsythe’s ballet “In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated” and Linnar Looris’ ballet “30,75"

  Forsythe & Looris

  An adrenaline-fueled ballet performance bursting with explosive energy and perfect form

• Ballet by Pyotr Tchaikovsky in two acts

  The Sleeping Beauty

  Dance production full of magic and charm for young audience!

• Ballet in three acts

  The Corsair

  The one and only pirate ballet!