Dubrovnik Summer Festival
Dubrovnik Summer Festival is recognised as the main summer event in Dubrovnik, and as one of Europe’s five most distinguished cultural festivals.

The annual Dubrovnik Summer Festival is held at various open-air locations in and around Old Town Dubrovnik, featuring performances of music, theatre and dance and other cultural events.
The programme of the 70 Dubrovnik Summer Festival, which traditionally takes place from 10 July to 25 August in around twenty site specific venues of Dubrovnik. The first premiere title of the Festival in its anniversary year will be one of the most famous tragedies of the great William Shakespeare, Hamlet, directed by Paolo Magelli.
The music programme of the 70th Dubrovnik Summer Festival features well known names and exiting programmes, opening on open-air festival stage in front of St Blaise's Church on 11 July 2019 with the big gala concert of the Lower Saxon State Orchestra from Hanover and the Ivan Goran Kovačić Academic Choir with distinguished soloists – soprano Evelin Novak, mezzo-soprano Khatuna Mikaberidze, tenor Tomislav Mužek and bass-baritone Tobias Schabel, under the baton of maestro Ivan Repušić.
Tickets for almost sixty theatrical, musical, ballet and other events at the 70th Dubrovnik Summer Festival are sold online exclusively via www.dubrovnik-festival.hr and www.ulaznice.hr or at the Festival Box Office at the address: Od Sigurate 1 (Old Town Dubrovnik). The box office is open on a daily basis from 9.00 am to 9.00 pm from 1 July.
Programme | 70. Dubrovnik Summer Festival
FESTIVAL OPENING CEREMONY
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10. JULY / WEDNESDAY / 21:00
In front of St. Blaise Church
GALA CONCERT Music
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11. JULY / THURSDAY / 21:30
HANNOVER'S STATE OPERA ORCHESTRA
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
In front of St. Blaise Church
KREŠIMIR STRAŽANAC, BASS-BARITONE | DANIJEL DETONI, PIANO Performances
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12. JULY / FRIDAY / 21:30
Franz Schubert: Die Winterreise D 911
Bunić-Kaboga Summer Villa
ROSAS | A LOVE SUPREME Music / Performances
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13. JULY / SATURDAY / 21:30
A Love Supreme
Salva Sanchis, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / Rosas
Danced by
José Paulo dos Santos, Bilal El Had/ Robin Haghi (afwisselend/en alternance/alternating), Jason Respilieux, Thomas VantuycomRevelin Fort Terrace
ZAGREB SOLOISTS | MARTINA FILJAK, PIANO Music / Performances
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14. JULY / SUNDAY / 21:30
Programme:
Boris Papandopulo: Pintarichiana
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture for strings and piano
Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night)
Rector's Palace Atrium
R. MARINKOVIĆ: UNDER THE BALCONIES Performances
Festival Drama Ensemble
Vedrana Klepica / Dario Harjaček after Ranko Marinković's short stories
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16. JULY / TUESDAY / 21:30
University of Dubrovnik Campus Park
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17. JULY / WEDNESDAY / 21:30
University of Dubrovnik Campus Park
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18. JULY / THURSDAY / 21:30
University of Dubrovnik Campus Park
MUSIC OF DUBROVNIK SUMMER VILLAS Performances / Music
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18. JULY / THURSDAY / 21:30
Seven symphonies and chamber music of Luka Sorkočević
Luka Sorkočević was born in Dubrovnik. His most interesting works are the eight symphonies, the violin sonata and the overture trio for the flute, belonging to the transitional period between Baroque and Classicism.
Rector's Palace Atrium
DUBROVNIK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | FRANZ ANTON KRAGER, CONDUCTOR | HÅKAN HARDENBERGER, TRUMPET Performances / Music
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20. JULY / SATURDAY / 21:30
Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland: Music for the Movies, Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E Major, Zoltán Kodály: Summer Evening, Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, The Lone Star Pageant, arr. Robert Nelson
Rector's Palace Atrium
CROATIAN NATIONAL THEATRE OF ZAGREB: ONE SONG A DAY TAKES MISCHIEF AWAY Performances
Croatian National Theatre of Zagreb
Vjekoslav Majer - Krešo Golik - Rene Medvešek:
ONE SONG A DAY TAKES MISCHIEF AWAY
Director: Rene Medvešek
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21. JULY / SUNDAY / 21:30
Gradac Park
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22. JULY / MONDAY / 21:30
Gradac Park
AVISHAI COHEN TRIO Performances / Music
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23. JULY / TUESDAY / 21:30
Over the last two decades International acclaimed bassist, singer, composer and leader Avishai Cohen, has earned his reputation as one of the world's greatest bassists.
Avishai Cohen – bass, vocals, Elchin Shirinov - piano, Noam David – drums
Revelin Fort Terrace
70TH FESTIVAL | LINĐO FOLKLORE ENSEMBLE Dance
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24. JULY / WEDNESDAY / 21:30
Revelin Fort Terrace
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03. AUGUST / SATURDAY / 21:30
Revelin Fort Terrace
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07. AUGUST / WEDNESDAY / 21:30
Revelin Fort Terrace
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13. AUGUST / TUESDAY / 21:30
Revelin Fort Terrace
CROATIAN RADIO AND TELEVISION CHOIR Performances / Music
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25. JULY / THURSDAY / 21:30
Rector's Palace Atrium
W. SHAKESPEARE: HAMLET Theatre
Festival Drama Ensemble
William Shakespeare: HAMLET
Director: Paolo Magelli
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27. JULY / SATURDAY / 21:30
Lovrjenac Fort
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28. JULY / SUNDAY / 21:30
Lovrjenac Fort
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29. JULY / MONDAY / 21:30
Lovrjenac Fort
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30. JULY / TUESDAY / 21:30
Lovrjenac Fort
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31. JULY / WEDNESDAY / 21:30
Lovrjenac Fort
ESPERANZA ENSEMBLE Performances / Music
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30. JULY / TUESDAY / 21:30
The ensemble is led by its concert master, Chouchane Siranossian and its repertoire covers everything from Baroque to contemporary music.
Rector's Palace Atrium
IL VOLO Performances / Music
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01. AUGUST / THURSDAY / 21:30
IL VOLO is the Italian trio acclaimed by international audiences and millions of discs sold.
In front of Cathedral
ZAGREB QUARTET | ANA VIDOVIĆ, GUITAR Performances / Music
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02. AUGUST / FRIDAY / 21:30
Zagreb Quartet
Ana Vidović, guitar
Rector's Palace Atrium
MARIINSKY THEATRE: THE FOUR SEASONS Theatre
Ballet in two acts
Choreographer: Ilija Živoj
Music by: Max Richter based on Vivaldi
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04. AUGUST / SUNDAY / 21:30
Gradac Park
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05. AUGUST / MONDAY / 21:30
Gradac Park
YUJA WANG, PIANO | ANDREAS OTTENSAMER, CLARINET Performances / Music
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06. AUGUST / TUESDAY / 21:30
Yuja Wang, piano
Andreas Ottensamer, clarinet
Rector's Palace Atrium
ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY: THE LITTLE PRINCE Performances / Music
Composer and Conductor: Ivan Josip Skender
Director: Hrvoje Korbar
The Little Prince is a literary work which has acquired a mythical status and on which dozens of film, theatrical and musical adaptations were based. Performed by an ensemble of ten instrumentalists from Dubrovnik
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08. AUGUST / THURSDAY / 20:30
Rector's Palace Atrium
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09. AUGUST / FRIDAY / 20:30
Rector's Palace Atrium
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10. AUGUST / SATURDAY / 20:30
Rector's Palace Atrium
DUBROVNIK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | IVO LIPANOVIĆ, CONDUCTOR | KATARINA KUTNAR, VIOLIN Performances / Music
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12. AUGUST / MONDAY / 21:30
Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra
Ivo Lipanović, Conductor
Katarina Kutnar, violin
Rector's Palace Atrium
CROATIAN BAROQUE ENSEMBLE | HERVÉ NIQUET Performances / Music
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14. AUGUST / WEDNESDAY / 21:30
Program:
Handel: Concerto grosso in d minor op.3/5
Handel: Concerto for organ and orch. in g minor in D major TWV 53:D5
Handel: Concerto for organ and orch. in F major op.4/4
Telemann: Suite Watermusic " Hamburger Ebb und Fluth" in C major TWV 55:C3
Rector's Palace Atrium
DUŠAN KOVAČEVIĆ: BALKAN SPY Theatre
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16. AUGUST / FRIDAY / 21:30
National Theatre in Belgrade:
Dušan Kovačević: BALKAN SPY
Gradac Park
IVO POGORELIĆ, PIANO Performances / Music
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18. AUGUST / SUNDAY / 21:30
Program:
J.S. Bach: English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV808
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major, op.22
Chopin: Barcarolle op.60
Chopin: Prelude in C sharp minor, op.45
Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
Rector's Palace Atrium
IVO VOJNOVIĆ: GERANIUM Premiere / Theatre
Festival Drama Ensemble
Director: Marina Pejnović
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20. AUGUST / TUESDAY / 21:30
Art School Park
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21. AUGUST / WEDNESDAY / 21:30
Art School Park
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22. AUGUST / THURSDAY / 21:30
Art School Park
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23. AUGUST / FRIDAY / 21:30
Art School Park
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24. AUGUST / SATURDAY / 21:30
Art School Park
LUKA ŠULIĆ, CELLO | ALJOŠA JURINIĆ, PIANO Performances / Music
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22. AUGUST / THURSDAY / 21:30
Program:
Robert Schumann: Adagio & Allegro
Johannes Brahms: Sonata E mol
Samuel Barber: Cello sonata
Astor Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango
Rector's Palace Atrium
CLOSING CONCERT | CROATIAN RADIO AND TELEVISION SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | ENRICO DINDO, CONDUCTOR | SIMONE RUBINO, PERCUSSION Performances / Music
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25. AUGUST / SUNDAY / 22:00
CLOSING CONCERT
Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Enrico Dindo, Conductor
Simone Rubino, percussion
In front of St. Blaise's Church
Contact
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