Start: 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 90 minutes
Hosts: Leonora Surian Popov and Edi Ćelić
1. “Our Beautiful Homeland”, Croatian national anthem
Performed by the vocal group Putokazi
2. “Nije dobro”, song
Performed by MR.LEE & IVANESKY
3. Speech by Mayor of Rijeka, Vojko Obersnel
4. G. F. Händel: “Dopo notte”, aria from the Baroque opera “Ariodante”
Performed by: Diana Haller (mezzo-soprano) and the Rijeka Symphony Orchestra; conductor: Kalle Kuusava
5. Speech by the Director of Rijeka 2020, Emina Višnić
6. Ivan pl. Zajc: “Nikola Šubić Zrinjski”,
finale of the opera “To battle, to battle!”
Performed by: Kristina Kolar (soprano), Domagoj Dorotić (tenor), Robert Kolar (baritone), the Rijeka Opera Choir and the Rijeka Symphony Orchestra; conductor: Zoran Juranić
7. Speech by the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Prefect, Zlatko Komadina
8. “Lace”, a sequence from the ballet on Pag lace by choreographer, Maša Kolar
Performed by: members of the ballet ensemble of the CNT Ivan pl. Zajc
9. Speech by the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Croatia, Nina Obuljen Koržinek
10. “Song of Imbolc”, poem
Performed by: Irish poet Moya Cannon, accompanied by Kathleen Loughnane on the harp
11. Zoran Juranić: “An Opera after Kamov”, Prologue to the Opera
Performed by: Diana Haller (mezzo-soprano), Rijeka Opera Choir and the Rijeka Symphony Orchestra; conductor: Zoran Juranić
12. Video message by EU Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel and awarding of the European Capital of Culture title;
The title will be presented to the Mayor of Rijeka, Vojko Obersnel by the Vice-President of the European Commission for Demography and Democracy, Dubravka Šuica
13. Speech by the Vice-President of the European Commission for Demography and Democracy, Dubravka Šuica
14. From “Ode to Joy” to “Rijeka Dearest”
based on the works of Ludwig van Beethoven and Damir Badurina, arrangement by Frano Đurović
Performed by: Kristina Kolar (soprano) and the String Quartet of the Rijeka Symphony Orchestra
15. “My City”
Performed by: RiVal Group