Madrigal for Navy Day in Constanța

Between 15 and 17 August 2024, Corul Madrigal and Cantus Mundi return to the seaside with four events organised as part of SEAS – Stagiunea Estivală a Artelor Spectacolului 2024:

❒ MADRIGAL LA RĂSĂRIT | 15 August | 6:00 | Aboard Corabia Madrigal at ZooM Beach Constanța. FREE ADMISSION
❒ CANTUS MUNDI FEST | 15 August | 19:00 | Aboard Corabia Madrigal at ZooM Beach Constanța. Hundreds of children from 18 Cantus Mundi choirs will sing with Alexandra Ușurelu, Taxi and VUNK. FREE ADMISSION
❒ MADRIGAL: RITUALURI | 16 August | 21:00 | Aboard Corabia Madrigal at ZooM Beach Constanța. TICKETS available on mystage.ro & bilet.ro
❒ MADRIGAL: ULTRAsunete | 17 August | 19:00 | Delfinariu Constanța. TICKETS available on mystage.ro & bilet.ro

At the invitation of Teatrului de Stat din Constanța, Corul Național de Cameră „Madrigal – Marin Constantin”, conducted by Anna Ungureanu, and Programul Național Cantus Mundi will celebrate Romanian Navy Day with audiences on the coast for the third consecutive year.

Three of the Madrigal events will take place by the sea at ZooM Beach Constanța (formerly „3 Papuci” beach), where Madrigal’s latest performance – RITUALURI will be staged aboard a ship with its bow facing out to sea and capacity for 1.000 audience members as passengers. The Madrigal tour will conclude with the recital „MADRIGAL: ULTRAsunete” in the company of dolphins at the Delfinariu in Constanța.
Tickets for RITUALURI and ULTRAsunete can be purchased on Mystage.ro & Bilet.ro, as well as at the Teatrului de Stat Constanța ticket office and Info Point City Park Mall Constanța.

The sea celebrations begin at sunrise! „Madrigal la răsărit”!
At dawn on 15 August, Romanian Navy Day and the Feast of Saint Mary, ZooM beach in Constanța will host one of the summer’s most moving events – sunrise accompanied by pieces performed LIVE by Corul Madrigal. Following the success of the sunrise recital first presented in 2023, Corul Madrigal offers audiences a new immersive experience in which the energy and grace of classical music complement nature’s unique spectacle.
Admission is free from 5:30.

Celebrate with CANTUS MUNDI FEST in Constanța
On 15 August, the seaside celebrations continue from 19:00, when Madrigal and Cantus Mundi organise the Cantus Mundi Fest concert series for the second consecutive year. Hundreds of children from 18 choirs enrolled in the programme across the country will sing with the celebrated artists Alexandra Ușurelu, Taxi and VUNK.
Participating choirs: Resurrectio – Moinești, conductor Gabriela Biea; Corul Liceului Greco-Catolic Iuliu Maniu – Oradea, conductor Nicoleta Țâmpu; Allegro – Brașov, conductor Constantina-Ionela Gheorghică; Zumzărici – Lanurile, Brăila County, conductor Simona-Mădălina Florea; Corul Școlii Gimnaziale „Mihai Viteazul” – Brăila, conductor Aliana Ionescu; Magic Music SPA (combined choirs) – București, conductor Angelica Baciu; Fantezia Lunii – București, conductor Renata Petrică; Vocea Copilăriei – București, conductor Crăița Ghilerdea; No Name – București, conductor Del Vasilache; Galacteea – Mangalia, conductor Andreea Rusu; Flori de mai – Todirești, Iași County, conductor Oana Damaschin; OMIS – Pantelimon, Ilfov County, coordinator Florin Toropoc; Rogvaiv – Suceava, conductor Ioana Ștefania Simian; Corala Nihil Sine Deo a Parohiei – Dăeni, Tulcea County, conductor Fr. Alexandru-Octavian Balaban; Moderato – Jijila, Tulcea County, conductor Dascălu Georgeta; Unirea – Focșani, conductor Ana-Maria Rusu; Cântăreții veseli – București, conductor Silvia Maxim; Voci Cristaline – Râmnicu Sărat, conductor Nicu Sorin Mustățea.
Admission is free from 18:00.

MADRIGAL: RITUALURI by the sea!
On Friday, 16 August, from 21:00, Corul Madrigal, conducted by Anna Ungureanu, meets audiences for „Ritualuri”, a performance whose music is built around universal rituals – spiritual, worldly, of the soul and for nature. Corul Madrigal’s latest production reaches the Black Sea coast for the first time, shortly after its world premiere at Festivalul Internațional de Teatru de la Sibiu. The event is directed by Emil Pantelimon, with stage design by Vladimir Turturica, lighting design by Mircea Mitroi and sound by Gabriel Scîrlet, Alexandru Sprînceană and Andrei Marin.
Admission from 20:00 requires a ticket (bilet.ro or mystage.ro).

MADRIGAL: ULTRAsunete, a recital at the Delfinariu
On Saturday, 17 August 2024, from 19:00, Corul Madrigal and conductor Anna Ungureanu invite audiences to witness a spectacular collaboration between the human voice and the expressiveness of dolphins, the magnificent mammals renowned for their intelligence and impressive communication skills. A concept by Emil Pantelimon.
Admission from 18:00 requires a ticket (bilet.ro or mystage.ro).

Regional partners: Teatrului de Stat din Constanța, Radio Constanța, Litoral Press, Mangalia News, Garda de Coastă – Poliția de Frontieră

Institutional partners: Senatul României, Institutul Cultural Român, Institutul Național al Patrimoniului, Televiziunea română, Compania Națională Aeroporturi București, Opera Comică pentru Copii, Circul Metropolitan București, UNIMIR, USAMV Cluj-Napoca, JTI România, Centrul de Cultură Arcuș, Federația Română de Fotbal, Clubul Sportiv Rapid București, Policolor, Casa Corpului Didactic

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The events are organised by Corul Național de Cameră „Madrigal – Marin Constantin and take place as part of SEAS – Stagiunea Estivală a Artelor Spectacolului, its third edition, July – September 2024, Constanța.