On Monday, April 6, the virtual program of the Croatian National Theatre Ivan Zajc began with “A Word on Statistics” (“Przyczynek do statystyki,” Croatian “Prilog statistici”) by Wisława Szymborska, Polish poet and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature. The poem was selected and recited by Croatian Drama actress Aleksandra Stojaković Oleniuk. At noon, we …

Sunday morning we began with the poem “Two Men in a Fra Angelico Painting,” (“Na jednoj Fra Angelicovoj slici dva muškarca”) by our greatest living poet Danijel Dragojević, read by Croatian Drama actor Edi Ćelić. Opera singer Slavko Sekulić performed the Don Basilia aria from Rossini’s opera, “The Barber of Seville.” He dedicated the aria …

On Saturday morning, Italian Drama actress Ivna Bruck read the poem “Ed è subito sera” by Salvatore Quasimodo. At noon, theatre star and tenor Domagoj Dorotić sang the aria “Ah! Si ben mio” from Verdi’s opera “The Troubadour” (“Il trovatore”), which he dedicated to all parents, their sacrifice and love. Drama star and actress Jelena …

Yet another day of our online program “Zajc With You” has concluded, and we have once again received numerous enthusiastic reactions and grateful comments. If you missed anything, here is a summary of yesterday’s program along with the video gallery. In the morning, Drama star Jelena Lopatić read Tatjana Gromača’s poem, “Can You Hear Me?” (“Da …

Yesterday morning we heard the poem “I Create” (“Pravim”) by the Croatian writer Zvonimir Balog. The poem was recited by Croatian Drama actor Mario Jovev. At noon, opera star Robert Kolar sang the aria “Di provenza il mar il suol” from the opera “La traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi. He instructed everyone to “try to see …

Yesterday, we started with the poem “Dal nulla un soffio di poseia” by our fellow citizen, the poet and great intellectual Giacomo Scotti. It was read by Italian Drama actor Giuseppe Nicodemo. At noon, soprano Vanja Zelčić sang the famous Wally aria from the opera “La Wally,” by Alfredo Catalani. She dedicated the performance “to …