The intrigue of a father who disobeys his daughter, the clash of two underworld rivals and the vacillating guardian of public order between them, and the confrontation of three (dis)enchanted ladies - this titillating story from the milieu of crime and prostitution was a means for the playwright John Gay to draw a complex political satire on the corruption of English society at the beginning of the 18th century. The Beggar's Opera, the most performed work of the time, will be staged for the first time at the SNG Nova Gorica on March 23rd. It also inspired many adaptations and remakes, among which the most famous are Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera (1928) and Benjamin Britten's modernist musical adaptation (1948), but it is also worth mentioning the politically engaged (non-musical) drama of the Czech playwright Vaclav Havel ( 1978) and Opera Wonyosi by the Nigerian Nobel laureate Wola Soyinka (1977).

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The play Stari Klovni will premiere on November 16, 2016, on the big stage at SNG Nova Gorica. The drama, written by the Romanian author Matei Visnies, and we have to thank the director Jaša Jamnik for directing the first Slovenian production, hides the question of fear of unemployment and the question of when a person becomes too old for the job market under the seemingly comic performance. Tickets are already available.

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On September 30, 2016, the opera Don Pasqueale will premiere at SNG Maribor. The comic opera about love affairs and marital problems was written by Gaetano Donizetti at the beginning of the 19th century. The opera was directed by Dora Ruždjak Podolski, the orchestra will be conducted by Gianluca Martinenghi, and Giuseppe Esposito and Jaki Jurgec will perform in the lead roles. Tickets are already on sale.

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The new season of Maribor Drama will be opened by a performance based on Colm Tóibín's novel Mary's Testament (2012), designed by Livija Pandur and her colleagues according to Tomaž's theatrical vision. The performance is a tribute to the theater genius Tomaž Pandur, who was torn from our world far too quickly by cruel fate.

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On October 2nd, the premiere of Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville will take place on the stage of SNG Maribor, which is considered by the audience to be one of the most popular comic operas of all time.

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On September 21, the premiere of Goethe's Faust will take place on the stage of Ljubljana's Križanka. The excellent Tomaž Pandur took care of the direction, and the biggest names on the Slovenian stage will perform.

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The cafe in Drama revives the almost forgotten ritual of socializing without rushing, when time stops for a moment.

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This year, the Slovenian Chanson Festival is moving to the big stage of Ljubljana Drama.

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