Carl Orff

Cultural Road Festival to close in Antalya

The last leg of the Culture and Tourism Ministry's Cultural Road Festival will be held in the southern province of Antalya. More than 500 events will be held at nearly 50 locations during the event to be held between Nov. 4 and 12.

Events will be held at locations including the ancient city of Side, Cumhuriyet Square, Clock Tower, Konyaaltı, Kaleiçi and many other venues.

More Than 3,000 People Have Visited Opera of the Peaks This Year

The performances from the Opera of the Peaks festival this year were watched by over 3,000 spectators, despite the necessary restrictions on seats due to security measures. This was announced by the organizers of the Sofia Opera.

The sixth edition of the festival took place at Belogradchik Rocks from 6 to 15 August.

Carmina Burana | Athens | November 26

Soprano Myrsini Margariti, counter tenor Nikos Spanatis, baritone Charis Andrianos and the Camerata Orchestra perform Carl Orff's popular "Carmina Burana" at the Athens Concert Hall on Saturday, November 26. Joining them on stage are several choirs, including the ERT and the City of Athens choirs. The ensembles are led by maestro George Petrou.

Much-debated Carmina Burana performed uncensored

The world-renowned "Carmina Burana" was staged on May 18 without any scene cuts or censorship, following a planned staging in ?zmir on May 2 which was postponed due to "technical reasons," after prominent Turkish pianist and composer Faz?l Say's wrote an article on the piece containing sections about "sex and wine."

Carmina Burana taken off stage in Turkey after 'complaint' citing sex, wine

The world-renowned composition Carmina Burana, planned to be staged in Turkey's western province of ?zmir, was canceled due to "technical reasons," after prominent Turkish pianist and composer Faz?l Say said the piece contained sections about "sex and wine." Say's remarks came in response to the removal of his own piece in favor of Carmina Burana in the Antalya Symphony Orchestra's program, dai