Fotografije sa nastupa ansambla "Reda" iz Egipta

Specijalni nastup folklorne trupe Reda u sklopu proslave Nacionalnog dana Egipta

Trupu Reda je 1959. godine osnovao profesor Mahmud Reda, koji je okupio univerzitetske studente i podučavao ih koreografijama zasnovanim na njegovom iscrpnom istraživanju egipatskog folklore, uključujući muziku, tekstove, narodne price i plesove. Trupa izvodi tradicionalne igre tipične za različite oblasti Egipta, uključujući priobalne delove, Nubiju, Gornji Egipat kao i tipične plesove nomadskoh plemena i ruralnih područja. Kao deo Ministarstva kulture Egipta, Reda trupa predstavlja zemlju na festivalima i međunarodnim smotrama.

Program nastupa:

„Luksor je naš dom“
„Al Iskenderani“ (ples iz Aleksandrije)
„Saidi“
„Al Falahi“ (ples tipičan za ruralne predele)
„Al Muvahašat“
„Al Tanura“

Specijalni gosti:
Borko Radivojević, srpski harmonikaš i Shady Shamel, egipatski glumac i pevač

Četvrtak, 11. jul 2019. 19:30h

NASTUP ANSAMBLA "REDA" UZ FOLKLORNE IGRE IZ EGIPTA

Povodom obeležavanja Nacionalnog dana Arapske Republike Egipat, folklorni ansambl Reda nastupaće na sceni Opere i teatra Madlenijanum 11. jula 2019. Tokom nastupa koji će trajati 60 minuta izvešće tradicionalne igre, prikazujući egipatsko nasleđe različitih oblasti: Luksora, Aleksandrije, priobalnog dela Mediterana, Nubije, Gornjeg Egipta, kao i igre svojstvene Beduinima i stanovništvu ruralnih područja.

“Nastup ansambla Reda je jedinstvena prilika za otkrivanje arapskog i afričkog folklora”, istakao je ambasador Egipta u Srbiji, Amr Alguvejli, dodavši da su rani nastupi trupe 60-ih godina prošlog veka oblikovali orijentalnu koreografiju u narednim godinama, pa stoga mogu biti inspiracija svim srpskim umetnicima i publici, zainteresovanim za interkulturalne aktivnosti.

Ansambl Reda osnovan je 1959.godine, a osnovao ga je profesor Mahmud Reda, koji je okupio studente i podučavao ih koreografijama zasnovanim na egipatskom folkloru, koji je proučavao godinama, uključujući muziku, stihove, narodne priče i igre. Uz pomoć egipatskog Ministarstva kulture ansambl verno predstavlja ovu drevnu kulturu na festivalima, i u inostranstvu. AnsamblReda je prvi put u poseti Beogradu i prvi put ima nastupe i u drugim srpskim gradovima.

Nastup organizuje Opera i teatar Madlenianum u saradnji sa Ambasadom Arapske Republike Egipat u Beogradu.

 

Ograničen broj karata je dostupan do kraja dana 8. jula 2019. Zainteresovani mogu da kontaktiraju Ambasadu na email adresu rsvp.egypt.embassy@gmail.com

July 11th, 2019 at 19:30

PERFROMANCE OF ENSEMBLE REDA FEATURING EGYPTIAN FOLKLORE DANCES

On the occasion of celebration of the National Day of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Folklore Ensemble Reda will have performance at Opera and Theatre Madlenianum on Thursday, July 11, 2019. In a 60-minute program, they will perform traditional dances featuring the Egyptian heritage from different regions, some of them being: Luxor, Alexandria, Mediterranean Costal Area, Nubia, Upper Egypt, and the typical dance of Bedouin and the rural population.

“This is a unique opportunity to discover Arab and African folklore through the Reda Ensemble performance”, highlighted Egypt’s Ambassador to Serbia Amr Aljowaily adding that ‘the early performances of the Group in the 1960s shaped oriental choreography for many years to follow, and hence can be source of inspiration for all Serbian artists and general audiences alike interested in intercultural activities”.

Reda Ensemble was established in 1959 by professor Mahmoud Reda, who  gathered students and taught choreographies based on Egyptian folklore that he studied for years, including music, verses, popular stories and dances. With the support of the Ministry of Culture of Egypt, the ensemble truly represents this ancient culture at festivals and abroad. The ensemble Reda is visiting Belgrade for the first time, and touring other cities in Serbia.

The performance is organized by Opera and Theatre Madlenianum in partnership with the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Belgrade.

 

The latest news for the 2019/2020 season

Although their season ended at the end of last week, the management and staff of the Opera and Theatre Madlenianum are not on holiday, but just opposite, they have been still working hard on preparing guest visits to the summer festivals and the new projects for the next season. After a short business trip to Osijek, Andreja Rackov, the General Manager of the Opera and Theatre Madlenianum and the Opera and Ballet Artistic Director, announced one more co-production in the next season - operetta The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár is to be prepared with the Croatian National Theatre in Osijek. The premiere of this co-production is expected in March 2020. CNT Osijek is to have a guest visit with its opera Carmen on our Large Stage in the next season. The premiere of the play Comrades by August Strinberg is planned for the second part of the season as well.

 

Another guest visit of the Opera and Theatre Madlenianum in the season 2019/2020 is confirmed - at the invitation of the Russian Union of Theatre Artists, Madlenianum is invited to perform at Yuri Polyakov’s theatre festival Watching. The festival will be held from November 2 to November 13, 2019 at the Vishnyk Theatre in Moscow. Madlenianum will perform with the comedy The Briefcase by Yuri Polyakov, premiered on April 12, 2019.

Najnovije vesti povodom sezone 2019/2020.

Iako su svoju sezonu završili krajem prošle nedelje rukovodstvo i zaposleni u Operi i teatru Madlenianum nisu na odmoru, naprotiv vredno pripremaju gostovanja za letnje festivale i nove projekte u sledećoj sezoni. Posle kraćeg službenog puta u Osijek, Andreja Rackov, generalni direktor Madlenianuma i umetnički direktor sektora Opere i baleta je potvrdio još jednu koprodukciju u sledećoj sezoni – sa Hrvatskim narodnim kazalištem u Osijeku radiće se opereta Vesela udovica Franca Lehara. Premijera ove koprodukcije očekuje se u martu 2020. godine. HNK u Osijeku će sa svojom operom Karmen gostovati na našoj Velikoj sceni u sledećoj sezoni. Takođe, za drugi deo sezone planirana je premijera komada Augusta Strindberga Drugovi.

Potvrđeno je još jedno inostrano gostovanje Opere i teatra Madlenianum u sezoni 2019/2020, - na poziv Udruženja dramskih umetnika Rusije, Madlenianum je pozvan da gostuje na Festivalu komada Jurija Poljakova pod nazivom Gledanje. Festival se održava od 02. do 13. novembra 2019. u pozorištu Višnjik u Moskvi. Madlenianum će nastupiti sa komedijom Koferče Jurija Poljakova, koja je premijerno izvedena 12. aprila 2019. godine.

SUCCESSFUL END OF THE 21st SEASON AND THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 22nd SEASON

Opera & Theatre Madlenianum ends its 21st season on Saturday, June 29 2019 with the ballet of Krunislav Simic Blood Wedding – Bolero on the Large stage of the Zemun`s Theatre. In this season, two drama premieres have been performed on our stage: Dolce Vita by Jelena Paligoric Sinkevic and The Briefcase by Yuri Polyakov, and renewal of the performances where extra tickets are always asked for: the drama Anna Karenina with Nina Jankovic in the title role and Casanova against Don Juan, directed by Predrag Ejdus, revived by the writer Miodrag Ilic with Tihomir Stanic and Stevan Piale in the title roles. In the music part of the repertoire, we have revived the opera Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo, directed by Yuri Aleksandrov, whose last performance in the season was conducted by Italian guest Alberto Veronesi and the ballet Blood Wedding - Bolero whith a ballerina Brankica Mandic making her debut in the 2nd act - Bolero. At the very end of the season, the premiere of the production of the Musical and Opera Studio of Madlenianum was held, where, after several months of work, the participants, nine of them, showed their skills and performances from the opera by Domenico Cimarosa The Secret marriage. This staging of young artists will continue its stage life in the next season, as a part of the Youth Program.

This season will certainly be remembered for the guest visits, both in our and in other theatres as well as for significant ensembles on our stage. Let's just mention some of them; for the first time we hosted a theatre from Belarus, Kinoaktera Theatre Studio, National Film Studio "Belarusfilm", with a piece Nobody promised an easy life. The peak of the season has certainly been hosting of the Saint-Petersburg Opera with the opera Faust by Charles Gounod, performed during the 150th anniversary of the National Theatre in Belgrade and 20 years of the Opera and Theatre Madlenianum and with the commitment of both houses to make this tour successful; all the critics gave the best reviews for this guest visit, some of which naming Faust as the "music event of the season"! The guests of Madlenianum has been Prince Michael of Yugoslavia, with whose exhibition of photographs we opened the season 2018/2019 and we are also particularly pleased by the visit of the author of the play The Briefcase, the respected Russian writer Yuri Polakov, attending the premiere of the play.

Our performances in the past season started in Varazdin, where we performed with the drama Zanka. This play was also performed in summer scenes - on July 9th in Pozarevac within the summer festival and on July 10th in Veliko Gradiste, within the Music festival The Days of Carevac. Our monodrama Dmitry Karamazov`s confession, directed and performed by Nebojsa Dugalic, who is this year's laureate of the First Festival of Small Theatre Forms in Zajecar, will be on July 23 in Brioni within the Ulysses Festival. It is worth mentioning visit of drama I take your hand in my drama in Moscow, where the performance won the "Golden Knight" award at the festival of the same name, and the romantic comedy Dolce Vita in front of the crowded hall of Theatre Akzent in Vienna.

Satisfied with the results of the season which is about to end, Andreja Rackov, General Manager of the Opera & Theatre Madlenianum, announced in the informal meeting with journalists the next, 22nd season. Now, traditionally, the season is to begin in September, with the concert. Earlier announced, and postponed due to the illness of our famous tenor - Gala concert of Zoran Todorovic and friends will be held on September 28, at the opening of the season 2019/2020. Hoping to celebrate his 25 years of artistic work with a concert in the city where Zoran Todorovic comes from, this concert has been scheduled as the beginning of the celebration at the beginning of the year, but he will ultimately come as the finale celebration of his rich art career - on September 28 at the Large scene of Madlenianum. Zoran will be accompanied by his friends, above all a conductor Alberto Veronesi, baritone Nikola Mijailovic, and instead of the announced soprano Dragana Radakovic, who due to previously undertaken obligations can not perform a concert, Zoran has chosen to present one young opera hope - our Evgenija Jeremic, already proven at opera competitions, who had productions at the Belgrade National Theatre, the last of them Kostana by Petar Konjovic, directed by Jug Radivojevic. The program of the concert is to remain the same, arranged by Zoran’s choice, consisting of his favorite arias and duets, such as those from Tosca, Pagliacci, Turandot, Otello ... and the "light" repertoire from the operetta and the canzones. Tickets are already on sale and can be purchased online, or at the box office of the Zepter Museum, Knez Mihailova Street 42.

The General Manager Rackov has also looked back on the premiere performances and guest visits. In October, we are expecting the premiere of drama Nana, by the famous novel of Emil Zola, in dramatization of Spasoje Z. Milovanovic and directed by Ivana Vujic, with Tamara Aleksic in the title role. In November, we are to stage a new opera title, the opera by Giacomo Puccini Manon Lescaut, in co-production with the National Theatre in Belgrade. For the first half of the season, we are preparing guest visits: on September 24 we are visiting Minsk, Belarus with the play Dolce Vita and with the opera Pagliacci  we are going in Torre di Lago  on December 15 2019, which is the birthplace of Puccini, on the occasion of the centenary of the death of Leoncavallo.

We are proud of 160 plays in our production this season. These have been the performances of all genres and for all ages, viewed by about 40,000 spectators. Some of them have been with free entrance, such as our programs for children and young people, and guest visits, such as Ballet Twinkle Sleepyhead, by the Madlenianum Opera Society of Friends, which our youngest visitors attended for free. Also the other performances of our theatre were free for the ones who belong to sensitive categories and who we did not forget: the blood donors of Zemun and Palilula, members of the Association of War Disabled Veterans and Pensioners, and two new associations with which we established cooperation and who are regular visitors to our program – Older people`s association "Mimosa Plus" and Center "Zvezda" - Center for Social Integration of Young People and Children Without Parental Care. They are all grateful for encountering art in our theatre and the joy of socializing in the beautiful ambiance of Opera & Theatre Madlenianum and therefore we are bound to continue cooperating with them in the next season as well.

Goodbye till the new season!

 

 

 

USPEŠAN ZAVRŠETAK 21. SEZONE I NAJAVA 22. SEZONE

Opera i teatar Madlenianum svoju 21. sezonu završava u subotu 29. juna 2019. godine sa baletom Krunislava Simića Krvava svadba – Bolero na Velikoj sceni zemunskog pozorišta. Na našoj sceni su u ovoj sezoni odigrane dve dramske premijere: Dolce vita Jelene Paligorić Sinkević i Koferče Jurija Poljakova, a obnovljena su predstave za koje se uvek traži karta više: drama Ana Karenjina sa Ninom Janković u naslovnoj ulozi i Kazanova protiv Don Žuana, u režiji Predraga Ejdusa, koju je obnovio pisac komada Miodrag Ilić sa Tihomirom Stanićem i Stevanom Piale u naslovnim ulogama. U muzičkom delu repertoara obnovili smo operu Pajaci Ruđera Leonkavala, u režiji Jurija Aleksandrova, čiju je poslednju predstavu u sezoni dirigovao gost iz Italije Alberto Veronezii i balet Krvava svadba – Bolero gde je balerina Brankica Mandić debitovala u II činu u Boleru. Na samom kraju sezone održana je premijera produkcije Muzičko-operskog studija Madlenianuma na kojoj su polaznici, njih devetoro, posle višemesečnog rada pokazali svoje umeće i izveli scene iz opere Domenika Čimaroze Tajni brak. Ova inscenacija mladih umetnika će nastaviti svoj život i u sledećoj sezoni u okviru Programa za mlade.

Ova sezona svakako će ostati upamćena po gostovanjima, kako naših u drugim pozorištima tako i značajnih ansambala na našoj sceni. Pomenimo samo neke; prvi put nam je gostovalo pozorište iz Belorusije, Teatar-studio Kinoaktera, Nacionalnog kino studija „Belarusfilm“, sa komadom Niko nije obećao lak život. Vrhunac sezone svakako je bilo gostovanje Opere Sankt Peterburga sa operom Šarla Gunoa Faust, koja je izvedena u okviru proslave 150 godina Narodnog pozorišta u Beogradu i 20 godina Opere i teatra Madlenianum i uz zalaganje obe kuće da ova turneja bude uspešna, gde su svi kritičari listom dali najbolje kritike za ovo gostovanje, a neki su izvođenje Fausta nazvali „muzičkim događajem sezone“! Gosti Madlenianuma su bili Princ Mihailo od Jugoslavije sa čijom izložbom fotografija smo otvorili sezonu 2018/2019, a naročito nam je draga poseta pisca komada Koferče, uvaženog ruskog pisca Jurija Poljakova koji je bio na premijeri ovog komada.

Naša gostovanja u protekloj sezoni su započela u Varadždinu gde smo gostovali sa dramom Žanka. Sa istom predstavom gostujemo i na letnjim scenama – 9. jula u Požarevcu u okviru letnjeg festivala i 10. jula u Velikom Gradištu u okviru Carevčevih dana. Naša monodrama Ispovest Dmitrija Karamazova u režiji i izvođenju Nebojše Dugalića, koja je ovogodišnji laureat Prvog festivala malih pozorišnih formi u Zaječaru, gostovaće 23. jula na Brionima u okviru Ulysses festivala. Vredi pomenuti gostovanje drame Tvoja ruka u mojoj u Moskvi gde je predstava u celini osvojila nagradu „Zlatni vitez“ na istoimenom festivalu, i romantične komedije Dolce Vita pred prepunom salom Akzent teatra u Beču.

Zadovoljan rezultatima sezone koja je na izmaku Andreja Rackov, generalni direktor Opere i teatra Madlenianum, je u neformalnom susretu sa novinarima najavio sledeću sezonu, 22. po redu. Sada već tradicionalno, sezonu započinjemo u septembru, koncertom. Ranije najavljivan, pa odlagan zbog bolesti našeg čuvenog tenora - Gala koncert Zorana Todorovića i prijatelja održaće se 28. septembra, na otvaranju sezone 2019/2020. Želeći da svojih 25 godina umetničkog rada proslavi koncertom u gradu iz koga je potekao Zoran Todorović je ovaj koncert zakazao kao početak proslave na početak godine, ali će on na kraju doći kao finale proslave njegove bogate umetničke karijere - 28. septembra na Velikoj sceni Madlenianuma. Uz Zorana će nastupiti njegovi prijatelji, pre svih dirigent Alberto Veronezi, bariton Nikola Mijailović, a umesto najavljene Dragane Radaković, soprana, koja zbog ranije preuzetih obaveza ne može da peva koncert, Zoran je odabrao da na našoj sceni predstavi jednu mladu opersku nadu - Evgeniju Jeremić, koja se već dokazala na operskim takmičenjima, a imala je produkcije i u Narodnom pozorištu u Beogradu, poslednja od njih je Koštana Petra Konjovića u režiji Juga Radivojevića. Program koncerta ostaje isti, po Zoranovom izboru program je sastavljen od njemu omiljenih arija i dueta, poput onih iz Toske, Pajaca, Turandot, Otela..., kao i „laganijeg“ repertoara iz operete i kancona. Karte su već u prodaji i mogu se nabaviti on line, ili na blagajni Muzeja Zepter, Knez Mihailova 42.

Direktor Rackov se osvrnuo i na premijerne predstave i gostovanja. U oktobru nas očekuje premijera drame Nana, po čuvenom romanu Emila Zole, u dramatizaciji Spasoja Ž. Milovanovića i režiji Ivane Vujić, sa Tamarom Aleksić u naslovnoj ulozi. U novembru ćemo postaviti novi operski naslov, operu Đoakina Pučinija Manon Lesko, u koprodukciji sa Narodnim pozorištem u Beogradu. Za prvu polovinu sezone spremamo i gostovanja: 24. septembra gostujemo sa predstavom Dolce vita u Minsku, Belorusija, a sa operom Pajaci smo 15. decembra 2019. u Tore di Lago, rodnom mestu Pučinija, povodom stogodišnjice smrti Leonkavala.

Ponosni smo na odigranih 160 predstava u našoj produkciji u ovoj sezoni. To su bile predstave svih žanrova i za sve uzraste koje su pratili blizu 40.000 gledalaca. Nekima od njih smo omogućili da naše programe pogledaju potpuno besplatno, kao što su naši programi za decu i mlade, i gostujuće predstave, poput baleta Zvezdica spavalica, koji je gostovao u organizaciji Društva prijatelja opere Madlenianum, kojima su naši najmlađi posetioci prisustvovali besplatno. I druge predstave našeg pozorišta su mogli besplatno da prate oni koji pripadaju osetljivim kategorijama i na koje nismo zaboravili: davaoci krvi Zemuna i Palilule, pripadnici Udruženja ratnih vojnih invalida i penzionera, i dva nova udruženja s kojima smo uspostavili saradnju i koji su redovni posetioci naših programa - Udruženje starijih građana „Mimoza Plus“ i Centar „Zvezda“ - Centar za socijalnu integraciju mladih i dece bez roditeljskog staranja. Svi oni su puni zahvalnosti za susretanje sa umetnošću u našem pozorištu i radost druženja u prelepom ambijentu Opere i teatra Madlenianum, i sigurno ćemo i od sledeće sezone nastaviti saradnju sa njima.

Do viđenja u novoj sezoni!

Alberto Veronezi

Dirigenta Alberta Veronezija (Alberto Veronesi) nazivaju stručnjakom za verizmo operu, naročito za dela Pučinija, Leonkavala i Maskanjija. Iako je maestro u verizmo žanru, kome pripadaju i mnoga manje poznata dela pomenutih kompozitora, kada sagledamo njegov rad na delima ostalih kompozitora, među kojima su i Salijeri i Belini, onda vidimo da je iskustvo Alberta Veronezija mnogo šireg spektra. U carstvu orkestra on izvodi kompletan repertoar simfonija Betovena, Bruknera, Malera i Šostakoviča, kao i popriličan broj italijanskih savremenih dela. Pored velike raznovrsnosti u svom radu Veronezi je takođe jedan od najzauzetijih dirigenata Italije, jer je angažovan na čak četiri radna mesta u isto vreme i to uglavnom u svojoj rodnoj Italiji. Međutim, tokom karijere Veronezi je već nekoliko puta prelazio Atlanski okean i još uvek ga prelazi: godine 2010. prihvatio je imenovanje za muzičkog direktora Njujorškog operskog orkestra i to od sezone 2011. Pritom Veronezi je  snimio veliki broj projekata i većina njih je dostupna u produkcijama muzičkih kuća DG, Chandos, Naxos i Arthaus Music.

Alberto Veronezi (Alberto Veronesi) rođen je u Milanu 1967. godine. Studirao je dirigovanje, klavir i kompoziciju na konzervatorijumu „Đuzepe Verdi“ u Milanu. Takođe se usavršavao na Akademiji Kiđana u Sijeni. Godine 1992. Veronezi osniva orkestar „Gvido Kanteli“, koji je stalni orkestar konzervatorijuma „Đuzepe Verdi“ u Milanu. Četiri godine kasnije, na poziv svog kolege, italijanskog dirigenta Klaudija Abada, Veronezi sa orkestrom prvi put nastupa na Salzburškom uskršnjem festivalu. U Americi je prvi put nastupio 1998. godine i to na Prolećnom festivalu Bruklinške muzičke akademije, kada je dirigovao Salijerijevog Falstafa.      

Zbog izuzetnog uspeha na ovim nastupima i ostalih koncertnih aktivnosti Veronezi je 1990. godine imenovan za muzičkog direktora Festivala Pučini u Tore del Lagu, a 2001. godine za muzičkog direktora Sicilijanskog simfonijskog orkestra u Palermu i na obe pozicije je još uvek angažovan.

U njegovoj karijeri nizali su se mnogi važni nastupi, među kojima su nastup u Tokiju (2004) i Atini (2005). Na oba nastupa dirigovao je izvođenjem opere Madam Baterflaj. Godine 2006. Veronezi je napravio prvu seriju snimanja svojih projekata za nemačku producentsku kuću DG, počevši snimanje manje poznatom Pučinijevom operom Edgar, na kojoj je sarađivao sa Plasidom Domingom. Godine 2007. Veronezi je, po odlasku Danijela Gatija, imenovan za muzičkog direktora filharmonije Teatra Comunale u Bolonji i time je angažovan na još jednom radnom mestu.

U poznate Veronezijeve projekte za nemačku kuću DG ubraja se i snimak Leonkavalove opere Medičijevi sa Firentinskim orkestrom i horom Maggio Musicale, i Plasidom Domingom, Danijelom Desi i Karlosom Alvarezom.

24. jun - opera PAJACI

gost - dirigent Alberto Veronezi

Poznati italijanski dirigent Alberto Veronezi dirigovaće u sledećem izvođenju opere PAJACI, 24. juna sa početkom u 19.30 časova.

Alberto Veronezi, dirigent, izgradio je ime maestra modernog doba, kombinujući svoje izuzetno poznavanje repertoara, izvrsnu povezanost sa izvođačima i veliko praktično znanje, što sve zajedno ima veliki uticaj na njegov sveobuhvatni rad. Svojim uspesima na podijumu i brojnim projektima iza scene, stekao je veliko poštovanje publike iz celog sveta.

Rođen u Milanu, diplomirao je klavir, kompoziciju i dirigovanje na Konzervatorijumu Đuzepe Verdi u Milanu. Tu osniva Gvido Kanteli orkestar, koji i danas deluje u okviru konzervatorijuma. U godinama koje slede putuje po svetu i za njegovu karijeru svakako je značajan boravak u Salizburgu (1996.) i Njujorku (1998.). 1999. godine prvi put diriguje u Teatru Skala u Milanu, tada je imao čast da sarađuje sa tenorom Plasidom Domingom.

Sebe naziva “Pučinijancem”, širom sveta diriguje njegove opere. Veronezi je 1999. godine imenovan za muzičkog direktora festivala Pučini u Tore Del Lagu, gde ne samo da je dirigovao svim operama ovog kompozitora, već je takođe doprineo i izgradnji nove operske kuće. 2013. godine diriguje Tosku u Šangaju, a nekoliko meseci pre ovog dirigovanja pozvan je da otvori Veliki Teatar u Tjanđinu, sa istom operom, i to kao prvi Zapadnjak i Italijan koji je angažovan na mestu umetničkog direktora u jednoj sekciji Opere.

Za produkciju opere Boemi, Veronezi je na festivalu osvojio nagradu Abjati, koju dodeljuje italijansko udruženje muzičkih kritičara. Među njegovim nastupima na festivalu 2009. godine našli su se i nova produkcija opere Manon Lesko i koncert sa čuvenim sopranom Angelom Georgiju. 2001. godine Veronezi je imenovan za umetničkog i muzičkog direktora Sicilijanskog simfonijskog orkestra u Palermu, gde izvodi kompletan repertoar simfonija Betovena, Bruknera, Malera i Šostakoviča, ali takođe i ističe italijansku simfonijsku muziku i nastavlja da se bavi savremenim delima. Veronezi je postavljen i za direktora Filharmonije Teatra Comunale u Bolonji. 2010. godine, Veronezi je imenovan za muzičkog direktora njujorškog operskog orkestra za sezonu 2011/ 2012. Iste godine imenovan je za glavnog direktora Petruzeli fondacije.

Mrs. Madlena Zepter awarded with

French Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters

Monday, June 17, 2019 – On Monday, at the Villa Trianon in Monaco, Madlena Zepter was awarded the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, which the French Government awards to deserving individuals for their advocacy in the field of culture and art. The Order was rewarded to Mrs. Zepter by Her Excellency, Mrs. Marina de Carné-Trécesson, the Ambassador of the Republic of France in Monaco. The awarding ceremony was attended by many distinguished officials from the Government, Diplomatic Corps, nobility, as well as numerous close friends of the Zepter Family.

Mrs. Zepter began her speech of gratitude with the words "Tonight my feelings are very strong", firstly thanking to her husband Philip, her daughter Emma and nephews Diana and Mile, who she very attached to, and she also remembered of her parents, the Serb and the Slovenian, who planted into her in her early childhood love for art and culture. "My life has been marked with this dual identity and influence. I have always been torn between Slovenian pragmatism and Serbian openness and creativity. My father was hugely in love with the French culture, and being an engineer, he was working with France a lot.  My mother, a strong and independent woman, founded a famous fashion house in Belgrade during the communist era.”

First of all, Mrs Zepter mentioned her achievements in Serbia, in the field of art: 

The Opera & Theatre Madlenianum, the only opera in private ownership in Europe,  where have recently been performed the great works of French music: The Pearl Fishers by Georges Bizet and Faust by Charles Gounod, in the performance of the Opera of Saint Petersburg, in the full theatre halls of the National Theatre in Belgrade and Madlenianum in Zemun, and with an ovation of thrilled audience and a list of positive reviews by the professional public.

Afterwards, she has mentioned "Madlena Zepter" Foundation, which from the early 90's has been giving scholarships to young talents (more than 800 young people by now) and supporting numerous cultural, scientific and sports projects.

Also, the Zepter Museum on three floors in the center of Belgrade, with the wish to create a fund of works of art from the second half of the 20th century to nowadays, both of Serbian and Yugoslav artists.

In 2003, Mrs. Zepter established the European Literary Award and the Zepter International Design Award, which included several hundred artists from around the world. There is Madl'Art as well, the first auction house in Belgrade and Mrs. Zepter also proudly pointed out her publishing house, Zepter Book World.

In Monaco, Mrs. Zepter is actively involved in the life of the country and financing many activities:

  • Renaissance halls of the Opera Garnier
  • World Music Awards in Monte Carlo
  • Film Festival in Monaco
  • Formula 1 Grand Prix
  • The construction of a settlement having the name Zepter in Madagascar by the association "Father Pedro Opek" under the patronage of the Prince Albert II
  • Meeting Herculis Zepter – Golden League
  • Tennis tournament in Monte Carlo
  • Monaco Yacht Show
  • Golf tournaments

Mrs. Zepter is particularly present in literary life in France, where she has established the European Literary Award “Madlena Zepter”, dedicated to writers of exceptional values and great works. The jury is chaired by Denis Tillinac, her dear friend, who attended the awarding ceremony, and in the jury are also three academicians Dominique Bona, Michel Deon, Michel Mohrt, and first-order writers Frédérik Beigbeder Patrick Besson and Patrick Poivre D'Arvor, Franz-Olivier Giesbert, Eric Neuhoff, Jacques Gantie. In addition to this award, Mrs. Zepter is the patron of many literary awards in Serbia and abroad.

Thanking for the French Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters award to the Ambassador of France in Monaco, which she received with her honor and pride, Mrs. Zepter pointed out: "Being admitted to the ranks of art and literature is a difficult task consisting of honor and obligations," and she added:

“Our dreams were our sole starting point. There is no bigger satisfaction for me than achieving an idea and watching it live, grow and change. That specially refers to the fields of art, literature and culture. Owing to my origin and my profession as a pedagogue, I realized long time ago that culture is not only the shelter for rich, but also the key and the essence of life. As since my youth I have had the chance to meet different worlds, thanks to my family, Belgrade artistic circles and their cultural and historical heritage, I could make the connections and note their features. Travelling, books, visits to museums, theaters, meetings with people whose erudition could quench the thirst for learning have been my reasons to love, almost to live." 

At this occasion Mrs. Madlena Zepter has emphasized that by her activity in culture she wanted to show that art is expensive and fragile and it needs constant help. According to her, only culture and art can express the character of a person and nation and enable them to create better and calmer future on their past. Therefore, the most important role of art and literature is to elevate the human spirit to a higher value. 

In the end, she added: “Art is heightened consciousness, a negation of selfishness, a way of erasing barriers. I consider it an important factor, even a decisive factor for mankind, a necessity more important than any other influence, either of a political or ideological nature. So, being aware of my identity of a European woman and a citizen of the world, I have always invested in art, that is, in a free man and his eternal history. The same goes for our company Zepter International, thanks to which thousands of people live and work within our corporate mission: to provide better health and beauty to everyone. A valuable task that gives hope in the most difficult moments.”