TBT Recommends - 2006-09-13

  • 2006-09-13
Estonia
GALA CONCERT ON THE 100th BIRTHDAY OF THE ESTONIAN NATIONAL OPERA

Sept. 16 - The three-part evening program will offer selections from classic operas, ballets and operettas. Think of it as "Puccini's Greatest Hits" or "'Swan Lake' versus 'Sleeping Beauty': the Death Match."

Estonian National Opera
Tel. +372 6260260

Latvia
Peace and Harmony

Till Sept. 24
Photographer Denis Jaillard has traveled far and wide from his native France, but in this photo exhibition he gives us a taste of his home country, as well as a few exotic images. France may very well have the best legacy of photography in the world, and Jaillard is a perfect heir to the tradition.

Riga Blackhead's House, Ratslaukums 7
More info: 26880619


Lithuania
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF FIRE SCULPTURES

Sept. 24 - Since 1991, Vilnius has celebrated the Autumnal Equinox (Lyge) 's the time, when, according to the mythologists, real miracles can happen. The souls of ancestors were said to be carried out on Lyge. The Festival of Fire Sculptures offers us ancient songs and dances.

More info: www.eb.lt