The main activity of Festival Ljubljana is the organisation and running of the international summer festival, which serves to place the Slovenian capital city on the map of globally important cultural and arts venues during the summer months. Every summer the Ljubljana Festival makes an important contribution to the cultural life of Ljubljana with a carefully selected programme covering a wide variety of genres, including ballet, opera and theatrical productions, musicals, chamber and symphony concerts, the International Art Colony, master classes, children’s and youth workshops, Ljubljana Festival on the River Ljubljanica and much more. During this time the Križanke complex redesigned by Plečnik, Kongresni trg square and the stages of other Ljubljana cultural institutions host more than 4,000 artistes from more than 40 countries, and each year events draw an audience of more than 60,000 people.
May
Thursday
11.00 am
Club of Komedija Theatre, Zagreb
May
Thursday
11.00 am
General Consulate of the Republic of Slovenia Klagenfurt
June
Wednesday
12.00 pm
Pergola
SUMMER NIGHT – A LUCKY DAY
Soloists: Alenka Godec, Alfi Nipič, Anika Horvat, Damjana Golavšek, Dominik Kozarič, Gojmir Lešnjak-Gojc, Hamo, Helena Blagne, Jan Plestenjak, Lara Baruca, Marko Vozelj, Mitja Ferenc, Neisha, Nina Pušlar, Nina Strnad, Nuška Drašček, Saša Lešnjek, Simona Vodopivec Franko, Tinkara Kovač, Tokac, Tomi Meglič
Special guest: Tomaž Domicelj
Conductor: Patrik Greblo
RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra and Big Band
RTV Slovenia Youth Choir
Host: Miša Molk
Congress Square
June
Tuesday
SUMMER NIGHT – A LUCKY DAY
Soloists: Alenka Godec, Alfi Nipič, Anika Horvat, Damjana Golavšek, Dominik Kozarič, Gojmir Lešnjak-Gojc, Hamo, Helena Blagne, Jan Plestenjak, Lara Baruca, Marko Vozelj, Mitja Ferenc, Neisha, Nina Pušlar, Nina Strnad, Nuška Drašček, Saša Lešnjek, Simona Vodopivec Franko, Tinkara Kovač, Tokac, Tomi Meglič
Special guest: Tomaž Domicelj
Conductor: Patrik Greblo
RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra and Big Band
RTV Slovenia Youth Choir
Host: Miša Molk
8.45 pm
Congress Square
June
Thursday
M. Duras: THE RAVISHING OF LOL V. STEIN
Director: MATJAŽ BERGER
8.00 pm
Božidar Jakac Gallery, Kostanjevica na Krki
June
Thursday
E. Clug, C. Orff: CARMINA BURANA
Choreographer: EDWARD CLUG
Conductor: SIMON KREČIČ
SNG Maribor Opera Ballet
9.00 pm
Križanke Summer Theatre
June
Friday
E. Albee: WHO IS AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
Director: IVICA BULJAN
8.00 pm
Križevniška Church
June
Monday
TO BE OR NOT TO BE*
*World Premiere
La Fura dels Baus
Artistic and stage directors: CARLUS PADRISSA (La Fura dels Baus), TAMARA JOKSIMOVIC, MIREIA ROMERO
9.30 pm
Križanke Summer Theatre
June
Tuesday
TO BE OR NOT TO BE*
*World Premiere
La Fura dels Baus
Artistic and stage directors: CARLUS PADRISSA (La Fura dels Baus), TAMARA JOKSIMOVIC, MIREIA ROMERO
9.30 pm
Križanke Summer Theatre
June
Thursday
PASTORAL FOR THE PLANET
La Fura dels Baus
Artistic and stage director: CARLUS PADRISSA
Chief conductor: JOSEP VICENT
9.30 pm
Križanke Summer Theatre
June
Friday
PASTORAL FOR THE PLANET
La Fura dels Baus
Artistic and stage director: CARLUS PADRISSA
Chief conductor: JOSEP VICENT
9.30 pm
Križanke Summer Theatre
July
Monday
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, musical
Komedija Theatre, Zagreb
Conductors: KREŠIMIR BATINIĆ / DAVOR KELIĆ
Director and choreographer: LEO MUJIĆ
9.15 pm
Križanke
July
Tuesday
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, musical
Komedija Theatre, Zagreb
Conductors: KREŠIMIR BATINIĆ / DAVOR KELIĆ
Director and choreographer: LEO MUJIĆ
9.15 pm
Križanke
July
Thursday
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, musical
Komedija Theatre, Zagreb
Conductors: KREŠIMIR BATINIČ / DAVOR KELIĆ
Director and choreographer: LEO MUJIĆ
9.15 pm
Križanke
July
Friday
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, musical
Komedija Theatre, Zagreb
Conductors: KREŠIMIR BATINIĆ / DAVOR KELIĆ
Director and choreographer: LEO MUJIĆ
9.15 pm
Križanke Summer Theatre
July
Monday
8.00 pm
Cankarjev dom
July
Tuesday
ANNA NETREBKO, soprano
ELENA ZHIDKOVA, mezzo-soprano
YUSIF EYVAZOV, tenor
ŽELJKO LUČIĆ, baritone
Conductor: Michelangelo Mazza
RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
8.00 pm
Cankarjev dom
July
Wednesday
12.00 pm
Pergola
July
Wednesday
MAHLER IN LJUBLJANA
Paul Schweinester, tenor
Jaka Mihelač, baritone
Conductor: Jonathan Stockhammer
Ensemble Dissonance
8.00 pm
Križevniška Church
July
Monday
M. Pagés: DE SCHEHEREZADE
Flamenco
Directors and set designers: MARÍA PAGÉS & EL ARBI EL HARTI
9.20 pm
Križanke
July
Tuesday
8.00 pm
Križevniška Church
July
Wednesday
SONDRA RADVANOVSKY, soprano
PIOTR BECZAŁA, tenor
Conductor: Gianluca Marcianò
Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
8.00 pm
Cankarjev dom
July
27. July - 6. August 2023
Križevniška Church
July
Monday
8.00 pm
Križevniška Church
August
Friday
BACH – VIOLIN CONCERTOS
Lana Trotovšek, violin
Boris Bizjak, flute
Janez Podlesek, violin
Sorin Crudu, oboe
Ensemble Dissonance
8.00 pm
Križevniška Church
August
Wednesday
8.00 pm
Križevniška Church
August
Thursday
8.00 pm
Križevniška Church
August
Thursday
THE MUSIC OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS, THE HOBBIT AND THE RINGS OF POWER
Star Entertainment
5.00 pm
Križanke
August
Thursday
THE MUSIC OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS, THE HOBBIT AND THE RINGS OF POWER
Star Entertainment
9.00 pm
Križanke
August
Tuesday
THE GURU (THE WATER MAN), pop-rock musical
Every influencer's dream... or is it?
Director: SARA LUCU
Composer: NEISHA
Text author: AMROŽ KVARTIČ
Choreographers: ŽELJKO BOŽIČ & MAŠA KAGAO KNEZ
8.30 pm
Križanke
August
Wednesday
8.30 pm
Križanke
August
Friday
DUO LORENZ-BRIZANI
Domen Lorenz, violin
Bernardo Brizani, cello
8.00 pm
Križevniška Church
August
Sunday
E. Albee: WHO IS AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
Director: IVICA BULJAN
8.00 pm
Križevniška Church
August
Monday
COMMITTED TO STEPS
BLUE AND YELLOW
Director and choreographer: JANA KOVAČ VALDÉS
6.00 pm
Križanke
August
Tuesday
1.00 pm
Knights' Hall Križanke
August
Tuesday
JONATHAN TETELMAN, tenor
LUDOVIC TÉZIER, baritone
Conductor: MARCO BOEMI
Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
8.30 pm
Slovenian Philharmonic
August
Wednesday
GUITAR DUO SRĐAN BULATOVIĆ & DARKO NIKČEVIĆ
Srđan Bulatović, guitar
Darko Nikčević, guitar
6.00 pm
Križevniška Church
August
Thursday
UROŠ PERIĆ & RTV SLOVENIA BIG BAND ORCHESTRA
Cheek to Cheek with Friends
Conductor: LOJZE KRAJNČAN
8.30 pm
Križanke
September
1. September - 21. September 2023
HOMMAGE À VOJKO ŠTUHEC: FIVE YEARS LATER
Curator: dr. Nelida Nemec
Križevniška Church
September
Friday
8.00 pm
Cankarjev dom
September
Saturday
VLADO KRESLIN
Mali bogovi & Beltinška banda
Guest: Klemen Klemen
8.00 pm
Križanke
September
Sunday
Conductor: HERBERT BLOMSTEDT
GEWANDHAUSORCHESTER LEIPZIG
8.00 pm
Cankarjev dom
