A festival for all generations and musical tastes
A festival for all generations and musical tastes Rijeka Summer Nights, a music and scenic festival, will go on until 25 July and, like in the past three years, the music and scenic program will be held in the authentic ambience of the City of Rijeka
and its halls. In addition to Croatian artists, a series of drama, music, dance literary and other performances will feature guest artists from Italy, France, Portugal, USA, Slovenia… Among a number of interesting performances, we are highlighting
the From Baroque to Bossa Nova concert at which Zoltán Hornyánszky will take the listeners for a musical walk by playing the oboe and English horn, while Pedro Abreu from Portugal will play the guitar. The Laibach band of Slovenia, which has eliminated all physical, ideological and mental borders for 27 years, will provide a music and scenic mega-spectacle in the abandoned hall of Torpedo Factory.
The Ballet Section of Croatian National Theater Ivan pl. Zajec and the ballet troupe CeDeCe of Portugal have coproduced and will perform two plays on 8 and 9 July: “Penelopa” ballet by Luis Sous and the premiere “Pjesme nad pjesmama” by Stasa Zurovac. On 10 and 11 July, Post Theater New York/ Berlin/ Tokyo skinSITEs will have a video-performance at a special location, etc. The opera spectacle “Tosca” by Giacomo Puccini will be given at three cultural and historical locations in Rijeka – the first act will be performed in the Capuchin Church of the Lady of Lourdes, the second in the Maritime and Historical Museum of the Croatian Littoral Rijeka, and the third one on Trsatska gradina. The formal closing ceremony of Rijeka Summer Nights will be held on 25 July and will include a presentation of the best event/ the most complete performance award for Rijeka Summer Nights 2008, as well as audience awards. Apartments Kvarner
Source: press.croatia.hr
