Carmina Burana kicks Orff Split festival

20/07/09 15:22 CET

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The Split summer festival is one of the highlights of the cultural calendar in Croatia. Opening this year’s edition, the 55th, the town’s Ballet and Opera houses teamed up for a production of Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana.”

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