The Belgrade Summer Festival, Belef 2014, under the slogan “Sentimental Journey” will offer various art programs to Belgraders and their guests from July 15 to August 15, organizers said at a press conference on Wednesday.
This year’s Belef will take place at Republic Square, in front of the Cervantes Institute, at Flower Square, the House of King Peter I, and near the Statue of the Victor at Belgrade Fortress.
The festival will be declared open at Republic Square on July 15 by Italian tenor Tino Favazza, soprano Snezana Savcic-Sekulic and the Stanislav Binicki ensemble of the Defense Ministry.
On August 15, the festival will be declared closed by one of the most popular singers in the former Yugoslavia Leo Martin and the Belgrade Dance Orchestra.
Entrance is free to all Belef events.
PROGRAM
Tuesday, July 15
20:00 – Republic Square, official opening
“O sole mio”, concert of Italian Cancon
Tino Favazza, tenor (Italy), Snežana Savičić Sekulić, soprano
Military Ensemble “Stanislav Binički”
Thursday, July 17
20:00 – Cultural Centre House of King Petar I, Senjak
“Summer Serenade” – Royal String Orchestra of St.George, conductor Vesna Šouc-Tričković
Soloists: Snežana Savičić Sekulic, soprano, Tanja Obrenović, mezzo-soprano, Ljubomir Popović, tenor Paul Žarkov, baritone
Friday, July 18
21:00 – Knez Mihailova Street, Instituto Cervantes
Jazz concert by Bisera Veletanlić and Vasil Hadžimanov Band
Saturday, July 19
21:00 – Knez Mihailova Street, Instituto Cervantes
Bilja Krstić and ensemble Bistrik
Sunday, July 20
21:00 – Gunpowder Magazine, Kalemegdan
Theater Play “Beauty Linejna”
The National Theatre, Kruševac and Art teme, Belgrade
Wednesday, July 23
19:00 – Plateau at Victor Monument
Greek Military Orchestra and Military Ensemble “Stanislav Binički”
Thursday, July 24
20:00 – Cultural Centre House of King Petar I, Senjak
“Audio Monologues” – Jovan Kolundžija, violin
Sunday, July 27
21:00 – Gunpowder Magazine, Kalemegdan
Theater Play “The Wizard”
National Theatre Sombor
Tuesday, July 29
20:00 – Cultural Centre House of King Petar I, Senjak
Musical marathon by students of the Faculty of Music
Wednesday, July 30
21:00 – Gunpowder Magazine, Kalemegdan
“Those were the days” – Cabaret by Nebojša Dugalića and Boris Pingović
Special guest: Svetlana Bojković
Thursday, July 31
20:00 – Cultural Centre House of King Petar I, Senjak
Spiritual songs, old games and arias, ensemble “White Angel” and the “Flauto Dolce”
Soloist: Katarina Božić, soprano
Friday, August 1
21:00 – Flower Square
Jazz Concert – Ensemble Jovana Maljokovića
Saturday, August 2
20:00 – Cultural Centre House of King Petar I, Senjak
Firework of the old music, concert by ensemble “Renaissance”
Sunday, August 3
21:00 – Gunpowder Magazine, Kalemegdan
Gypsy cabaret by Ljiljana Stjepanović
Tuesday, August 5
21:00 – Flower Square
Barcelona Gypsy Klezmer Orchestra (Spain)
Wednesday, August 6
20:00 – Cultural Centre House of King Petar I, Senjak
The performance of students of the Faculty of Dramatic Arts
Friday, August 7
20:00 – Cultural Centre House of King Petar I, Senjak
The concert “Baroque panorama
Ljubiša Jovanović, flute and Bojana Dimković, harpsichord
Friday, August 8
21:00 – Flower Square
Jazz concert by Vladan Maričić
Sunday, August 10
21:00 – Gunpowder Magazine, Kalemegdan
Theater Play “Glorious Florence”
Atelje 212
Wednesday, August 13
21:00 – Gunpowder Magazine, Kalemegdan
Theater play “Do not play on the Englishmen”
Belgrade Drama Theatre
Thursday, August 14
20:00 – Cultural Centre House of King Petar I, Senjak
Concert “Four Hands”, LP Duo – Sonja Lončar and Andrija Pavlović, piano
Friday, August 15
20:00 – Republic Square
“Sentimental Journey” – Leo Martin and Belgrade Dance Orchestra
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