OperaPast event 66. edition

Opening Gala: “Love”

Name: Opening Gala: “Love”
Start: 2026-07-12T21:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-12T23:00:00+02:00
Location: Antique Theatre

Opera gala · Ermonela Jaho and Charles Castronovo

Date: Sunday, July 12, 2026
Time: 21:00 – 23:00
Duration: 120 minutes
Venue: Antique Theatre
Country: Албанија, САД, Италија, С. Македонија
Conductor: Marco Boemi

About the event

The 66th Ohrid Summer opened with the opera gala “Love” at the Antique Theatre, in front of more than 4,000 people. Soprano Ermonela Jaho and American tenor Charles Castronovo sang arias and duets from the great operatic repertoire with the Orchestra of the National Opera and Ballet, conducted by the Italian maestro Marco Boemi.

The concert sold out two weeks before the festival began.

Programme

Arias and duets from Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Roméo et Juliette, Manon and Adriana Lecouvreur
Works by Ponchielli, Cilea, Giordano, Puccini, Saint-Saëns, Gounod and Massenet

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Venue and seating

Antique Theatre

Ilindenska St., Old Town, Ohrid 6000

The Hellenistic theatre in the heart of the Old Town — the festival's main stage since 2001.

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Seating

Numbered seating, 365 seats on sale.

Numbered seats on the stone tiers, in three sections (left, centre, right). VIP seats are in the front rows of the centre section.

Accessibility

Wheelchair access is through the upper entrance (Ilindenska St.), with reserved spaces in the first row. The stone tiers are uneven — comfortable shoes are recommended. Seat cushions can be rented at the entrance.

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