Corul Madrigal at FITS

❒ Madrigal in concert – opening gala of Festivalul Internațional de Teatru de la Sibiu | Featuring special guests from the theatre world: Constantin Chiriac, Pippo Delbono and Tim Robbins | Muzeul de Istorie „Casa Altemberger” | 21 June, 19:00
❒ Muzeu Madrigal |  Muzeul Național Brukenthal | 22 – 30 June
❒ Revista Madrigal launch | Bursa Internațională a Spectacolelor de la Sibiu |  26 June, 11:00
❒ Corul Madrigal: „Ritualuri” – special closing performance of Festivalul Internațional de Teatru de la Sibiu | Muzeul ASTRA | 29 June, 22:00 (preview) and 30 June, 21:00

At the invitation of Festivalul Internațional de Teatru de la Sibiu (FITS), Corul Național de Cameră „Madrigal – Marin Constantin” and the Cantus Mundi National Programme present an extensive series of cultural events throughout the festival, inviting audiences of all ages.

Opening gala: a performance-poem about friendship
In a FITS edition celebrating Friendship, Corul Madrigal invites audiences to a performance-poem featuring special guests Constantin Chiriac, Pippo Delbono and Tim Robbins. In the courtyard of Casa Altemberger, Sibiu’s former town hall and Romania’s largest civic Gothic complex, built in the fifteenth (XV) century, Corul Madrigal, conducted by Anna Ungureanu, presents a wide-ranging repertoire from Renaissance works to contemporary composers.
The stage direction is by Emil Pantelimon and the set design by Vladimir Turturica.
After tickets sold out, the organisers made additional tickets available here.
The performance can also be watched LIVE online, with tickets available here.

61 years in 6 exhibitions: past, present and future
From 22 to 30 June, at Muzeul Național Brukenthal, Corul Madrigal presents Muzeul Madrigal, with 6 emblematic exhibitions: Madrigal în Valea Jiului; Madrigal Experience; Madrigal Media – recordings, brand and publications; Costumul Madrigal – 40 costumes that have written, and continue to write, a unique cultural history; Spectacolul Madrigal – 4 dioramas offering complete sensory experiences; Madrigal for Babies and Cantus Mundi: Muzica pentru toți – a cultural strategy for the future.
The exhibitions follow Muzeul Național Brukenthal’s opening hours.

Revista Madrigal
On 26 June, at 11:00, at Bursa Internaționă de Spectacole de la Sibiu – Hotel MyContinental, Faust Hall, Corul Madrigal launches the first issue of its quarterly magazine devoted to the performing arts in Romania.
A new Madrigal publishing venture, the magazine contains 244 pages of interviews, reviews and the latest information about Corul Madrigal’s projects and those of its partners and collaborators, prominent names and institutions in Romanian cultural life.
The magazine, edited by Editor-in-Chief Monica Lup, is distributed free of charge.

„Ritualuri”: a grand performance
FITS closes on 30 June at 21:00 at Muzeul ASTRA with the special performance „Ritualuri”, presented by Corul Madrigal, conducted by Anna Ungureanu.
Directed by Emil Pantelimon, with set design by Vladimir Turturica, the performance is devoted to universal rituals – for peace, worldly rituals, religious rituals and rituals for nature – and will take place on the shore of Lake Dumbrava.
After the performance, 12 ritual scenes will come to life throughout Muzeul ASTRA until 01:00 in the morning. The area around the lake will become a world of performance, where audiences will interact with actors, Cantus Mundi children’s choirs, Baletul Operei Comice pentru Copii, the women from the Ozun traditional craft gathering, Corul lipovenilor de la Brăila, Young Beats percussionists and Zoli Toth. They will participate in ritual recitals of lamentation, joy, rites of passage and curses, all brought to life by a video-mapping show projected into the museum’s forest.
The Cantus Mundi children’s choirs appearing at Muzeul ASTRA are: „Waldorf” Iași, conductor Daniel Popa; „Unirea” Focșani, conductor Ana-Maria Rusu; Corul Liceului Greco-Catolic „Iuliu Maniu” Oradea, conductor Nicoleta Țâmpu; and „Junior Vip & Vox Infantes” Cluj-Napoca, conductor Anca Mariaș,

The special performance „Ritualuri” will also be presented in preview on Saturday, 29 June, at 22:00.

Attendance requires the purchase of admission tickets to Muzeul ASTRA.   

Corul Madrigal’s Sibiu events take place in partnership with Festivalul Internațional de Teatru de la Sibiu, Muzeul Național Brukenthal, Muzeul ASTRA and Teatrul Național „Radu Stanca” Sibiu.