The opera Roméo and Juliette premiering at the Ivan pl. Zajc CNT on 12th January Definitely the most famous love story of all times, William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet translated into the magnificent opera by Charles Gounod, does not cease to enchant the audiences worldwide ever since its first performance at the Paris Théâtre Lyrique in 1867. …

New Year’s Concerts have been sold out, however, due to a great interest of visitors that still doesn’t fade, auxiliary seats and standing room only tickets have gone on sale. Therefore, more than a week before the actual performance of the first concert, it is evident that the record of attendance of these traditionally popular occasional …

The Rijeka theatre audience was deeply impressed by the ballet diptych marking the 100th anniversary of birth of Leonard Bernstein, American music and dance icon. Loud applause and shouts of “Bravo” followed Serenade – Letters to Him by Igor Kirov to Bernstein’s Serenade (after Plato’s Symposium) and Allegro by Maša Kolar to selected allegro movements …

Falstaff, comic opera by Giuseppe Verdi, bursting with humour in each of its phrase, is back on the stage of the CNT Ivan pl. Zajc, namely, on Thursday 22nd November at 19 hours, on Saturday 24th November at 18 hours, as well as on Saturday 1st December at 18 hours.  Check why is it that our …

Maša Kolar, Kristian Lever, Shota Inoue and Andonis Foniadakis choreographed 4 Boleros that the delighted audience could hardly wait to applaud. Loud ovations followed, shouts of bravo and expressions of enthusiasm. Visitors were happy to share with us their impressions: “This is so obsessive, having enchanted and captivated me, all in me bouncing while the music …

This summer the CNT Ivan pl. Zajc staged two famous classical works - Verdi’s masterpiece Aida, and the celebrated Orff’s cantata Carmina Burana in the Pula Arena. In case you missed it, here are some photos: