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Italian - Casa Nostra

Where Italy begins in Riga. Italian owned. 2 Italian chefs. Elizabetes iela 10b. 11:00 – 22:00. 7 days
Reservations +371 66 956 609
Riga’s newest Italian restaurant located in the city’s historic Art Nouveau district is a genuine reflection of the Italian owners who see themselves as de-facto gastronomic ambassadors of Italy. Casa Nostra is solely about food and the dining experience,  provided by Italians who know their food traditions and Italy’s numerous regional cuisine cultures. A devilishly tempting menu — includes pizza; a wide buffet selection of Italian antipasti; a wide selection of traditional pasta dishes; main dishes such as Saltimbocca and Fiorentina;  and specials of the day that change regularly.   Last week the Estonian president and his wife dined on veal scaloppini.

ARTS AND EVENTS

Latvia

THURSDAY, FEB 11

Die Fledermaus, operetta - 19:00 @ Latvian National Opera & Ballet (LNOB)
Normunds Vaicis (conductor). Johann Strauss

String Quartet 3+1 - 19:00 @  Riga, The Great Guild, B. Racko, L. Neija-Kalnina, A. Strals, D. Ozolina, E. Tomsevics (soloists).
Chamber music concert.
Bartok Piano Quintet BB 33, Taneyev Piano Quintet in G minor

FRIDAY,  FEB 12

Coppelia, ballet - 19:00 @ LNOB
Farhads Stade (conductor). Leo Delibes

Vienna Classics. Opening of the Festival. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
19:00 @ Riga, Great Guild
In his search for silent horizons able to lift you up above the daily routine, Peteris Vasks has found wisdom called a ‘new simplicity’ or ‘new spirituality.’ He is one of the first Latvians whose music has found its way far and wide. Whatever is Vasks’ musical expression, the task remains the same: to keep the light on and speak to every soul. Companions and friends will greet him in his 70th birthday, and there is a surprise on – a brand new musical vision along with the scores written earlier.  
E.Simkus, (soprano),
Riga Dome Boys’ Choir,
Sinfonietta Riga, Martins Klisans (conductor)
Mozart, the motets Exsultate, jubilate (KV 165) and Ave verum corpus(KV 618), Laudate Dominum from Vesperae solennes de confessore (KV 339) and other sacred works

SATURDAY,  FEB 13

Con Amore - 19:00 @ LNOB, Andris Veismanis (conductor)
Love has countless languages, but the most beautiful of them is music. Join us for a special concert that will feature the best opera duets and arias about love.

SUNDAY,   FEB 14

Con Amore - 19:00 @ LNOB, Andris Veismanis (conductor)

Vienna Classics. Wine and Music. Austria - 18:00 @ Riga, Spikeri Concert Hall, Latvian Sound Quartet
Tasting of Austrian wines, director of “Latvijas Koncerti” Guntars Kirsis, co-owner of wine bar Garage Janis Jenzis and a professional sommelier   — about wine and music

WEDNESDAY, FEB  17

Tierra Negra – Flamenco Concert, 19:00 @ Liela Gilde, Riga, Amatu 6

THURSDAY,  FEB 18

Vienna Classics. Mozart Piano Concerto and Beethoven Symphony - 19:00 @ Dzintari concert hall, Jurmala,
A.Simkus, piano,  Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Atvars Lakstigala (conductor)
Salieri,Mozart,Beethoven

FRIDAY,  FEB 19

LNSO, Bizet and Ksenija Sidorova - 19:00  @ Riga, The Great Guild
Julien Masmondet (conductor), Ksenija Sidorova (accordion)
Bizet, symphony no. 1 in C major, Trojan,  Fairy Tales for Accordion and Orchestra, Roussel, Bacchus et Ariane suite No. 2

Vienna Classics. Concert Performance at Spikeri. Beethoven and other planets - 19:00 @ Riga, Spikeri Concert Hall
The eccentric and exciting pianist Juris Zvikovs has replaced one of John Cage’s “screwed” pianos for an “ordinary” Steinway, and now he is inviting people to take a closer look at the sound observatories of the great Viennese composer Ludwig van Beethoven and others.  Those who attend this improvised “pianist think tank” will hear a two-part solo concert at which Zvikovs promises to reveal the thinking of a pianist, to share technical observations about the eclectic nature of piano music in the 19th, 20th and 21st century, and to introduce people to the sound planets of Beethoven and other composers – each of which has its own unrepeatable orbit.  Alongside the Steinway & Sons piano on the Spikeri stage will be a harmonica, a squeeze toy, a toy piano and other tools of sound that have little to do with the piano as such, but may have been derived in their day from the popular black-and-white keyboard instrument.  

SATURDAY,  FEB 20

The Sound of Music - 12:00 @ LNOB, Normunds Vaicis (conductor)
Concert Performance, Education, For the Family

Gypsy Tunes, concert - 15:00 @ LNOB
The LNOB Gypsy Ballads programme is built on two things: works by Roma composers and works by prolific academic composers that were inspired by the rich tradition of Roma music. Composers who have drawn on the magical folk art of this ancient and nomadic people include Liszt, Brahms, Bartok,  Sarasate, Kreisler and, of course, the performers themselves.

JOSE CARRERAS - A LIFE IN MUSIC

20:00 @  Riga Arena, Skanstes iela 21
The legendary Tenor – A Life in Music – final world concert tour

MONDAY,  FEB 22

SCORPIONS
19:30 @ Riga Arena, Skanstes iela 21

WEDNESDAY, FEB  24

ViennaClassics. Beethoven and Schubert
19:00 @ Riga, Small Guild Hall
G. Abele (cello) G. Wyss (piano). Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms,  Webern

ESTONIA

THURSDAY, FEB 11

Cardillac, opera - 19:00 @ Estonian National Opera (ENO), Paul Hindemith

FRIDAY,  FEB 12

La Bayadere, ballet - 19:00 @ ENO, Ludwig Minkus

Paris. La Belle Epoque - 19:00 @ Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall, 1st concert of the CITY LIGHTS series
ENSO chamber ensembles
Poulenc, d`Indy, Roussel, Francaix, Stravinsky

SATURDAY,  FEB 13

Aida, opera - 19:00 @ ENO, Giuseppe Verdi

Black Nights Wine Festival 14:00 @   Tallinn, Nordic Hotel Forum, Viru valjak 3
Try popular  and  rare wines from the Old and New World.

SOUND and LANGUAGE. Saariaho Festival
Mirrors
17:00 @ Tallinn, Kanuti Gildi Saal, Until 14 Feb. 20:40
The festival will feature the music of Finland’s most renowned contemporary composer Kaija Saariaho and works by Estonian composers Arvo Part, Juri Reinvere and Helena Tulve.
Musicians from Estonia and abroad, including A.Savall (soprano/harpist, Spain),  C.Hoitenga (flautist, USA).

SUNDAY,  FEB 14

Saariaho Festival
LONGING
16:00 @ Tallinn,  Kanuti Gildi Saal, Pikk 20
Saariaho, Reinvere

Saariaho Festival
PLAY 17:00 @  Tallinn, Kanuti Gildi Saal
Saariaho, Tulve

Concert series “The Ringing Masterpieces in Kadriorg” The concert introduces Konstantin Korovin´s painting “Poem”

17:00 @ Tallinn, Kadriorg Palace
Olga Zaitseva (soprano), Siim Selis (piano)
Alyabyev, Glinka.

WEDNESDAY, FEB  17

La boheme, opera in four acts 19:00 @ ENO
Giacomo Puccini

THURSDAY,  FEB 18

Medea, ballet
19:00 @ ENO
Gianluca Schiavoni
Music: Stravinsky, Schnittke, Dead Can Dance

FRIDAY,  FEB 19

Cardillac, opera
19:00 @ ENO
Paul Hindemith

Attention, Percussion! Festival Percussion Plus 2016
19:00 @ Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall
4th concert of the ESPRESSIVO series
PEDRO CARNEIRO (percussion), Estonian National Symphony Orchestra,
Paul Magi (conductor)
Kozlova-Johannes  -  Clues (premiere), Psathas -  Djinn, Wallin - Tides

Estonian jazz anthology Vol 2: pearls from the Estonian jazz music treasure chamber
19:00 @ Tallinn, auditorium at KUMU Art Museum
Estonian Dream Big Band
S.Aimla (saxophone, flute),  H.Hanson/U.Suviste (vocal)
The EDBB is made up of Estonia’s leading instrumentalists.

SATURDAY,  FEB 20

Golden Classics: Estonian National Opera Orchestra
19:00 @ Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall
Vello Pahn (conductor), Emmanuel Tjeknavorian (violin, Austria. Laureate of the 11th Sibelius International Violin Competition,)
Tchaikovsky (violin concerto in D Major), Prokofiev (Symphony No 3)

SUNDAY,  FEB  21

La traviata,  opera
17:00 @ ENO
100 years of “La traviata” in Estonia
Giuseppe Verdi

LITHUANIA

FRIDAY,  FEB 12 - Carmen, opera, 18:30 @ Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet (LNOB)
Robertas Servenikas (conductor). Georges Bizet

SATURDAY,  FEB 13 - La Bayadere, ballet, 18:30 @ LNOB
Martynas Staskus (conductor)
Ludwig Alois Minkus

Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
Orchestral Music Series
19:00  @ Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall
Sergej Krylov (soloist/conductor), Ezio Bosso (conductor)
Mendelssohn, Bach, Bosso

SUNDAY,   FEB 14

L’elisir d’amore, opera
17:00 @ LNOB
Modestas Pitrenas (conductor).Gaetano Donizetti

JOSE CARRERAS - A LIFE IN MUSIC
19:00 @ Siemens Arena, Vilnius
The legendary Tenor – A Life in Music – final world concert tour
After his triumphant comeback to the opera stage, Vilnius will feel the passion and emotion of Jose Carreras, as he performs on his  final world tour!
A concert which will reflect on the life of one of the greatest tenors ever.
Kaunas City Symphony orchestra, David Gimenez (conductor)

TUESDAY,  FEB  16

Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra - Garland to the Motherland
18:45 @ Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall
Modestas Pitrenas (conductor), INTAKAS Folklore Ensemble, JAZZ ISLAND Vocal Ensemble
Navakas, Martinaitis, Mazulis, Klova, Zakaras,Jurkunas

WEDNESDAY, FEB  17

The Nutcracker, ballet - 18:30 @ LNBO
Martynas Staskus (conductor). Tchaikovsky

THURSDAY,  FEB 18

Alexander’s Feast, opera - 18:30 @ LNOB
Rolf Beck (conductor, Germany)
Georg Friedrich Handel

FRIDAY,  FEB 19

Giselle, ballet - 18:30 @ LNOB
Robertas Servenikas (conductor ). Adolphe Adam

SATURDAY,  FEB 20

Manon, opera - 18:30 @ LNOB
Julius Geniusas (conductor). Jules Massenet

Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
Orchestral Music Series
19:00 @ Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall
Mozart, Shostakovich

SUNDAY,  FEB  21

Cinderella, ballet
12:00 @ LNOB
For Children. Alvydas Sulcys (conductor)

Sergej Prokofjev

Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra
About Mother Goose, Peter and the Wolf
12:00 @ Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall
Family series
Ravel, Prokofiev

WEDNESDAY, FEB 24
Vilnius String Quartet
In the Light of Ciurlionis
19:00 @ Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall
R.Zubovas (piano)  
Haydn,Urbaitis, Merkelys, Schubert