Programme of the 67th Ohrid Summer announced
Seventeen evenings, six stages and ten countries: the festival has presented its programme for summer 2027.
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Opening Gala: Beethoven's Ninth
67th Ohrid Summer · Antique Theatre
- Date
- Time
- 21:00 – 22:45
- Duration
- 105 minutes
- Venue
- Antique Theatre
- Country
- Македонија, Италија, Франција, Грција
- Conductor
- Luca Ferraresi
About the event
The sixty-seventh Ohrid Summer opens with the work that celebrates human fellowship — Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Under Luca Ferraresi, the Ohrid Festival Orchestra and the combined choirs perform the 'Ode to Joy' on the stone tiers of the Antique Theatre.
The official opening ceremony, with speeches and fanfares over the lake, begins at 20:30.
Programme
- Official opening ceremony
- L. van Beethoven — Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
Performers
Ohrid Festival OrchestraPerformer — Symphony orchestra
Luca FerraresiConductor
Marie-Claire DuboisSoloist — Soprano
Sofia AndreouSoloist — Mezzo-soprano
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.
More about the venueSeating
Numbered seating, 361 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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