Turkish State Opera and Ballet ready for summer festivals

The General Directorate of State Opera and Ballet (DOB) will present world-famous opera and ballet works at international festivals in the summer, starting in Istanbul on June 10 and ending in Antalya on Sept. 21.

DOB General Manager and General Art Director Murat Karahan held a press conference on May 23 to provide information about the summer festivals to be organized at the Opera Stage in Ankara.

Karahan stated that they reached 37,710 viewers with 25 performances staged in five festivals last year and that they will continue the summer festivals again this year.

"The State Opera and Ballet does not actually close the curtain in summer but organizes festivals in June, July, August and September, in addition to performing eight months. This year, we will be before the audience with four summer festivals. Our main goal is to bring together the art of opera and ballet, which are the most difficult, complicated and highest arts in the world, with audiences at the highest level and to make people benefit from these arts by performing world-class representations and performances."

The summer festivals will start in Istanbul on 10 June this year and will end in Antalya on Sept. 21, presenting rich programs and fascinating performances by foreign guest artists and ensembles.

The 14th International Istanbul Opera Festival will be inaugurated with the Gala Concert to be performed in the company of the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet (IDOB) Orchestra at the Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) Türk Telekom Opera Hall.

The traditional performance of the festival, "Abduction from the Seraglio" opera, will be staged by IDOB at the AKM Theater Hall on June 12 and 13.

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