Thursday, September 26

Croatian National Theatre in Varaždin, Great Concert Hall, 8.00 p.m.

Romeo & Julia Koren

 

 

                                                                   Händel with care

 

Romeo & Julia Choir was founded by Benoît Malmberg in 1991 during a production of Romeo & Juliet at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. Encouraged by theatre director Lars Löfgren and Ingmar Bergman, Benoît Malmberg has since continued as artistic director of the company, experimenting with and expanding the concept of dramatized concerts, at The Royal Dramatic Theatre and all over the world. Romeo & Julia Choir’s significant way of performing has been acclaimed by audiences and critics alike in more than 35 countries, where they have performed at Nobel Prize Banquets, in dusty war zones, in castles and ruins, in schools and at festivals.

 

Benoît Malmberg founded the Romeo & Juliet Choir in 1991 and has been employed at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm since 1986. During that time, he has also been active as a singer, producer, director and head of ensemble. In 2000, Benoît Malmberg and the Romeo & Juliet Choir were awarded the Ingmar Bergman Award, and in 2012, he received the Medal of H.M. The King of Sweden “for outstanding artistic achievements as the leader of the Romeo & Juliet Choir".

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