The Ilmajoki Music Festival is next year celebrating its 50th anniversary. The new, domestic premiere is the 15th self-produced opera "The Big Hate", which tells the story of the years of hate and the fate of our ancestors on the banks of the Kyrönjoki River. Composed by Uljas Pulkkis, libretto by Anneli Kanto, directed by Tuomas Parkkinen and conducted by Eero Lehtimäki. The tickets are now open for sale!