Dear Member of the Opera by You community

Would you like to attend the world premiere of our unique community opera plus an afternoon seminar for the package price of €52.50 per person?

July 21, 2012 is a historic day for global opera, for that it is the day scheduled for the premiere of the world’s first community opera, Free Will. The thoughts, ideas and plans of our Opera by You community will become flesh and blood, theatre, music and plot on the Olavinlinna Castle stage. It will be sooooo exciting to see what sort of opera we have created!

Seminar at 13.00 on July 21

On the premiere day of the opera Free Will we are holding a seminar to discuss working as a community and the use of crowdsourcing to create an opera. We will exchange experiences of the Opera by You project, and well-known speakers will share their views on community product development. Speaking at the seminar will be

• The Opera By You operatives: composer Markus Fagerudd, stage director Jere Erkkilä, stage designer Samuli Laine, librettist Iida Hämeen-Anttila and project manager Päivi Salmi
• Chief Marketing Officer Peter Vesterbacka, Rovio
• Head of Crowdsourcing Pia Erkinheimo, Nokia Ideas Project
• The director of the film Iron Sky, Timo Vuorensola, Blind Spot Pictures

The number of tickets is limited.
Online bookings only, campaign code STUDENT12. Buy here online
http://www.operafestival.fi/In_English/Front_page/mainmenu/specialoffer_freewill.iw3

Keep in mind that our work is still going on! And will get even more intense in June! Stay tuned.

Best, Päivi