Weekend calendar: Transilvania International Film Festival, Bucharest Bonsai Show, exhibitions, fairs and more
The largest film festival in the country kicks off in Cluj, while Bucharest residents can enjoy the ongoing opera festival, numerous exhibitions, or a bonsai show at the Botanical Garden. <o:p></o:p>
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The largest film festival in the country kicks off in Cluj, while Bucharest residents can enjoy the ongoing opera festival, numerous exhibitions, or a bonsai show at the Botanical Garden.
In Bucharest:
Bucharest Opera Festival
Until June 16
The third edition of the event is an All Puccini one, celebrating the legacy of the Italian composer with no less than eight productions of his work. Opera houses from across the country and from abroad take part in the event, among them the Budapest State Opera, Daegu International Opera Festival (DIOF) of South Korea, the Romanian National Opera of Iaşi, the Romanian National Opera of Cluj, the Romanian National Opera of Timişoara, the Hungarian Opera of Cluj, the Oleg Danovski Opera and Ballet Theater of Constanţa, the Braşov Opera, and the Nae Leonard Opera and Operetta Theater, alongside the Bucharest National Opera. More on the program here.
Cantus Ecclesiae - Bucharest Organ Fest
Until June 23
Bucharest’s most important organs, hosted by churches such as Sfântul Iosif Roman-Catholic Cathedral, the Romanian Athenaeum, the Evangelical Church, the Italian Church, the French Church or the Anglican Church, take center stage at this event aiming to explore the instrument in a program of works by well-known masters. More here.
Open Streets
Every weekend until October 13
The city's busy streets turn pedestrian in a program of outdoor events that has reached its fourth edition this year. Further details here.
George Enescu Philharmonic concerts
June 13, 14
Leo Hussain conducts the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra in a program of works by Thomas Tallis, Ralph Vaughan-Williams, Michael Tippett, and Antonín Dvořák. Further details here.
