Latvian Tourism Newsletter
September, 2011
Culture tourism
On November 19, the Latvian National Opera will host the premiere of the Richard Wagner opera "Gotterdammerung". The opera’s musical and conductor will be one of Germany’s rising stars Cornelius Meister. On the other hand, the director of the opera will be Viesturs Kairišs, who has earned much praise for his previous Wagner opera...
On November 10, persons named Martins (Mārtiņš in Latvian) celebrate their name-day in Latvia, which is also a day when people celebrate the end of autumn work in the field and the beginning of winter. Latvians traditionally celebrate this merry day with song and dance, as well as with a huge feast of a rooster or goose roast.
Larger Martins day celebrations are organized each...
