Carmina Burana

Ljubljana Festival to make for another culture-packed summer

The festival will open in Congress square in grand style with a rendition of Carmina Burana by the theatre group La Fura dels Baus.

Russian composer giants will be honoured by the St Petersburg Philharmonic orchestra at the beginning of July, while conductor Valery Gergiev, will return to Ljubljana with the Mariinsky Theatre to close the festival.

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