Projected onto the giant wall by the escalators connecting the airport train station and Helsinki Airport terminal, Culture Stage is a 12-metre wide and 6.5-metre high screen where passengers can enjoy snippets of the world of opera and ballet. The imagery is accompanied by the music of the performances, which is created in the space as a soundscape by loudspeakers mounted next to the screen.
The sample performances are recordings from the National Opera and Ballet's repertoire. The performances change regularly, so there is always something new to experience.
The current repertoire of the Culture Stage:
LEEVI MADETOJA
The Ostrobothnians
Liisa’s and Jussi’s duet "I Longed for a Friend for a Long Time"
Johanna Nylund, soprano
Ville Rusanen, baritone
Recorded on 12 December 2024
REIJA VÄRE - JUKKA NYKÄNEN
Édith Piaf - La vie en rose
Marcel pas de deux
Heidi Salminen & Johan Pakkanen
Recorded on 15 March 2025
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Don Carlos
Rodrigo's aria "Per me giunto il dì"
Andrey Zhilikhovsky, baritone
Recorded on 20 February 2025
JULIAN NICOSIA
Fragments of Time (excerpt)
Finnish National Ballet Youth Company
Recorded on 1 March 2025