ZAGREB, 10 July 2022 - Culture Minister Nina Obuljen Koržinek said on Sunday that the meaning of the word "Libertas" (freedom), which is the motto of the 73rd Dubrovnik Summer Festival, was entwined in the aesthetics and spirit of the festival.
Addressing the special ceremony of the festival's council just before the ceremony of the opening of "Dubrovačke Ljetne Igre" on Sunday evening, the Croatian minister said that the Hymn to Liberty.would be listened to with special emotions and with the thoughts about the developments in Ukraine and Europe.
The 73rd Dubrovnik Summer Festival will open on Sunday, 10 July at 9 p.m. in front of St. Blaise’s Church, with the traditional raising of the Libertas flag to the verses of Ivan Gundulić’s Hymn to Liberty.
Dubrovnik Mayor Mato Franković said that he was proud that two Ukrainian artists would be included in the opening ceremony.
The Festival runs through 25 August.
The drama, music, dance and folklore programmes include over 60 events at a score of venues.
The festival's budget is HRK 9.8 million.
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