萨沃林娜歌剧节的诞生是与芬兰在20世纪初为自由所作的抗争及其彰显出的崭新身份紧密联系在一起的。1907年在奥拉维城堡(Olavinlinna Castle)的一次爱国聚会上,当时已蜚声国际歌剧界的芬兰女高音艾诺·阿珂特(Aino Ackté),同时也是一位杰出的爱国人士,当即指出这座建于1475年的中世纪古堡 The birth of the Savarin opera festival is closely linked with Finland’s new struggle for freedom and its new identity in the early 20th century. At a patriotic party at Olavinlinna Castle in 1907, Aino Ackté, then renowned soprano of the international opera scene, was also an outstanding patriotic figure who immediately pointed out this Medieval castle built in 1475