Since the 1950s those who summer in areas surrounding the charming old town of Dubrovnik have enjoyed an exciting summer festival with various theatrical and musical performances. Baroque Travel has all the details of this year’s festival
This year, the 66th annual Dubrovnik Summer Festival has already started. It runs from 10 July all the way to 25 August and offers an exciting variety of performances, including theater, ballet, opera, folk, film and visual art programs performed in different locations in this historic Renaissance old town.
The baroque town of Dubrovnik with its ancient city walls and cobbled streets is the perfect setting for a series of cultural events such as these – and over the years, many international European stars have performed in the town to packed audiences in numerous locations in the city, including the Rector’s Palace, Sponza Palace and the Gruz summer residence. The Festival Drama Ensemble were responsible for many of these performances, as were guest appearances from stars of theaters from Milan, London, Athens, Basel. Unconventional performances were included in the early 1970s, including puppet theaters and comedians.
Today the festival program remains as eclectic as ever, with famous orchestras from all over the world taking to the stage as well as piano soloists, violinists, flautists, choirs such as the Vienna Boys Choir and various singers, opera stars and other performers. Ballet and dance are also regulars at the Festival, which promises to be as exciting as ever.
PROGRAM OF EVENTS
Here is an abridged programme of what to expect over the coming weeks, starting on Saturday 25th July 2015:
25 July
9pm: Exhibition opening – Marc Riboud, Sponza Palace Atrium
9.30pm: Lindo Folklore Ensemble, Revelin Fort Terrace
26 July
9.30pm: Henschel Quartet, Rector’s Palace Atrium
9.30pm: Film ‘Sworn Virgin’, Open Air Cinema, Slavica
27 July
9.30pm: Film Winner of the Grand Gold Arena Award, Jadran Open-air Cinema
28 July
9.30pm: Festival Features Writers – Pascal Bruckner: Bitter Moon, On The Ship
9.30pm: Cantus Ensemble (Ivan Josip Skender, Conductor, Srebrenka Poliak, Piano, Dani Bosnjak, Flute), Rector’s Palace Atrium
9.30pm Film Winner of the Golden Gate of Pula Audience Award, Jadran Open-air Cinema
29 July
9.30pm: Festival Features Writers – Pascal Bruckner: Bitter Moon, On The Ship
9.30pm: Thana Alexa Project, Orsula Park Ampitheater
30 July
9.30pm: Festival Feature Writers, Conversation with Pascal Bruckner, Sponza Palace Atrium
31 July
9.30pm: Festival Feature Writers, Drazen Katunaric: Kronos, Sponza Palace Atrium
9.30pm: Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra, Stefano Mazzoleni, Conductor, Rector’s Palace Atrium
1 August
9.30pm: Lana Kos, Soprano, Liudmila Ivanova, Piano, Rector’s Palace Atrium
2 August
9.30pm: Film ‘The Lobster’, Jadran Open-air Cinema
3 August
9.30pm: Arensky Piano Trio, Rector’s Palace Atrium
4 August
9.30pm: Lindo Folklore Ensemble, Revelin Fort Terrace
9.30pm: Flowers, Open-air Cinema Slavica
5 August
9.30pm: Davor Mojas, ‘The Betrothed’, Lazaretto
6 August
9.30pm: Alexander Kutuzov, Piano, Rector’s Palace Atrium
7 August
11pm: Evening Serenades, Dubrovnik Troubador, Ibrica Jusic, Skocibuha Summer Residence
8 August
9.30pm: Lindo Folklore Ensemble, Revelin Fort Terrace
11pm: Evening Serenades, Chords of Boka, Excelsa Real Estate Ampitheater, Mount Srd
9 August
9.30pm: Ivo Vojnovic: The Dubrovnik Trilogy, Rector’s Palace Atrium
10 August
9.30pm: Ivo Vojnovic: The Dubrovnik Trilogy, Rector’s Palace Atrium
9.30pm: Film ‘The Summer of Sangaile’, Jadran Open-air Theater
10pm: Evening Serenades, Amira Medunjanin & Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mladen Tarbuk, Revelin Fort Terrace
11 August
9.30pm: Ivo Vojnovic: The Dubrovnik Trilogy, Rector’s Palace Atrium
12 August
9.30pm: Ivo Vojnovic: The Dubrovnik Trilogy, Rector’s Palace Atrium
10pm: Evening Serenades, Roby Lakatos & Ensemble, Revelin Fort Terrace
13 August
9.30pm: Ivo Vojnovic: The Dubrovnik Trilogy, Rector’s Palace Atrium
14 August
9.30pm: Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra, Dubravka Tomsic, Piano, Ramon Tebar Conductor, Rector’s Palace Atrium
15 August
9.30pm: Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ – Skocibuha Summer Residence
9.30pm: Gregory Porter, Revelin Fort Terrace
16 August
9.30pm: Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ – Skocibuha Summer Residence
9.30pm: Exhibition opening, Josip Skerlj, Atrij Palace Sponza
17 August
9.30pm: Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ – Skocibuha Summer Residence
18 August
9.30pm: Lindo Folklore Ensemble, Revelin Fort Terrace
9.30pm: Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ – Skocibuha Summer Residence
19 August
11pm: Evening Serenades Je T’aime, Tereza Kesovija, Skocibuha Summer Residence
20 August
9.30pm: Itamar Golan, Piano, Guy Braunstein, Violin, Rector’s Palace Atrium
21 August
9.30pm: Davor Mojas, ‘The Betrothed’, Lazaretto
9.30pm: Film ‘Short Skin’, Jadran Open-air Cinema
22 August
9.30pm: Lindo Folklore Ensemble, Revelin Fort Terrace
9.30pm: Davor Mojas, ‘The Betrothed’, Lazaretto
23 August
09.30pm: Ivo Pogorelic, Piano, Zagreb Philharmonic Chamber Studio, Zoltan Kocsis, Conductor
24 August
9.30pm: Festival Feature Writers, Rade Serbedzija Feat. Miroslav Tadic, Lovrjenac Fort
9.30pm: Andrew Tyson, Piano, Sponza Palace Atrium
25 August
10pm: Croatian Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra, In front of St Blaise’s Church