The Rijeka Ballet is in the midst of extensive preparations for something new and grandiose! One of the most popular ballets of the 20th century, Sergei Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, will soon appear before you – alongside actors and an orchestra! What a privilege! The world-famous dance star Jiří Bubeníček is choreographing the ballet, which is …

Prokofiev’s music has a huge fascination for me and I dare to say also for our orchestra as a collective. It’s so direct and at the same time complex in the way it transports all facets of emotions through sound. It can be playful, painful, powerful - all within just a moment. His Romeo and …

At last, after a four-year hiatus brought on by the pandemic, the fourth International Competition for Young Opera Singers “Zinka Milanov” will be held again in July this year at the Croatian National Theatre in Rijeka. This competition dedicated to one of the greatest sopranos of the twentieth century, the legendary Zinka Milanov (better known …

“Mediterranean Trilogy” is a ballet evening with choreographers Giovanni di Palma, Maša Kolar and Filipe Portugal, with the expected premiere on February 4 at 7:30 PM. Pulcinella, Afternoon of a Faun and Spanish Rhapsody, or Stravinsky/Pergolesi, Debussy and Ravel in one evening! Or - the modern Faun has been embraced by the neoclassical Pulcinella and …

Rijeka Ballet Company is seeking female and male dancers with solid classical and strong contemporary dance technique to start working as soon as possible. All potential artists are kindly asked to send their video-links and CVs to balet@hnk-zajc.hr. Preselected candidates will be invited for an audition on the 18th and 19th of January 2022.

Young and talented musicians and Rijeka Symphony Orchestra members, violinist Osman Eyublu and percussionist Pedro Rosenthal Campuzano, will soon present themselves to the Rijeka audience in a completely new role - the role of composer for the Croatian Drama company’s play Fahrenheit 451 based on Ray Bradbury’s literary classic of the same name, dramatized and …