Directed by Ivan Leo Lemo and conducted by Hari Zlodre, the opera Diocletian will premiere at the 71st Split Summer Festival.

Alongside Gotovac's Ero the Joker, Zajc's Nikola Šubić Zrinjski is the most potent and popular Croatian opera. This upcoming premiere, a co-production with the Croatian National Theatre in Osijek, presents this well-known and beloved work in a fresh new light.

The key work of Italian verismo and one of the most popular operas in the world, Leoncavallo's masterpiece is the first opera premiere of the new theatre season.

Debitantska knjiga Tisje Kljaković Braić U malu je uša đava već dugo ne silazi s ljestvica najčitanijih i najprodavanijih knjiga u Hrvatskoj, a budući da njezin sadržaj kroz niz duhovitih priča donosi Split osamdesetih koji još uvijek neodoljivo podsjeća na Smojin Split iz Veloga mista i na Fellinijev Mediteran, put do kazališne adaptacije nametnuo se kao prirodan i očekivan.

Nakon Dalmatinske zagore i Splita, Elvis Bošnjak uposljednjem tekstu svoje Dalmatinske trilogije publici otvara prozor u život dalmatinskih otoka i kompleksnog, nekada i surovog života njegovih žitelja. Usidrene u režiji Anastasije Jankovske igra u konkurenciji 32. Marulićevih dana u četvrtak, 21. travnja. 

The scenic cantata by Carl Orff, the dramatic Carmina Burana, under the baton of conductor Ivan Hut and staged by Polish opera director Michał Znaniecki, will ceremoniously open the 70th Split Summer Festival at the Peristyle. Along with the Orchestra, Choir, and Ballet of the Croatian National Theatre Split, renowned soloists—soprano Marcelina Román, tenor Franko Klisović, and baritone Ljubomir Puškarić—will also perform.

Croatian National Theatre Split Newspaper columns that have shaped Croatian media reality over the past 40 years will come to life on the theater stage, directed by Kokan Mladenović.

Premiere directed by renowned Albanian director Qëndrim Rijani.

Drama in Croatian

 Drama 55 kvadrata Ivane Vuković u režiji Ivana Plazibata premijerno u Hrvatskom narodnom kazalištu Split u subotu, 26. ožujka.

Ja od jutra nisam stao autorice Une Vizek u režiji Dražena Krešića i produkciji Hrvatskog narodnog kazališta u Mostaru igra u konkurenciji 32. Marulićevih dana u petak, 22. travnja.

Flaubertovo remek-djelo u koreografiji i režiji renomirane koreografkinje Valentine Turcu, dramski balet Gospođa Bovary premijerno će izvesti splitski baletni ansambl na sceni na Prokurativama 2. i 3. kolovoza.

Croatian National Theatre in Varaždin Waiting for Orestes by Lada Kaštelan (based on Sophocles' Electra), directed by Livija Pandur, tells a story in an innovative and entirely different way—a story in which everyone can recognize themselves.

FC Hajduk is more than a club, and Tijardović is more than a composer. On the centenary of the premiere of The Queen of the Ball (Kraljica lopte), probably the only operetta dedicated to a football club, it is returning to the stage of the Split theater 100 years after its world premiere.

Krležina drama U agoniji u režiji Ivice Buljana i produkciji Hrvatskog narodnog kazališta u Zagrebu igra u konkurenciji 32. Marulićevih dana u petak, 22. travnja. 

Under the direction of Dražen Krešić, the mythical Judith will come to life on the atmospheric stage of the Church of St. Jerome on Marjan.

Audience Transfer from St Francis (Sv. Frane) at 8:30 p.m.

Newspaper columns that have shaped Croatian media reality over the past 40 years will come to life on the theater stage, directed by Kokan Mladenović.

Premiere: November 2024.

Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb The new text by Tomislav Zajec Disappearance talks about a contemporary family that appears to be harmonious, yet under the surface there are gaps through which we gradually discover what has happened in the past. 

Molière’s timeless comedy, brought to life under Miloš Lolić’s direction, invites audiences to laugh, reflect, and confront their own relationship with truth and society.

Dramska premijera u režiji istaknutog hrvatskog kazališnog redatelja Ivice Buljana.

Ovogodišnje Splitsko ljeto zatvorit će renomirani francuski koreograf Thierry Malandain s baletnom dvočinkom Mozart à 2 & Don Juan. Dva najljepša Malandainova baleta na glazbu Mozarta i Glucka bave se vječnim umjetničkim problemom – prolaznoj ljubavi.

Hrvatsko narodno kazalište u Varaždinu gostuje na 32. Marulićevim danima s kajkavskom komedijom Matiaš, grabancijaš, dijak Tituša Brezovačkog.

Predstava Priče s trajekta nastala je na temelju priča koje su stigle na poziv HNK Split, pružajući jedinstvenu riznicu raznolikih vremenskih i prostornih konteksta, ova predstava je i kazališni odgovor na sjećanja ljudi, ali i intimna posveta našim vlastitim uspomenama. 

Besplatan parking na parkiralištu u luci uz predočenje ulaznice za predstavu Priče s trajekta. 

Slovensko narodno gledališče Nova Gorica 64, one of the latest dramatic texts by contemporary Croatian writer Tena Štivičić, is an urban drama with elements of humor that addresses an extremely relevant issue increasingly present in Western society.

Ballet choreographed by Anastasiia Matvienko after Mikhail Fokine and Denis Matvienko after Leonid Lavrovsky. Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich.

The play offers a deeply emotional experience and invites reflection on human stories that often go unheard, yet remain no less powerful.

The most beautiful opera works performed by renowned soloists and the Orchestra of the Croatian National Theatre Split, under the baton of maestro Ivo Lipanović, will ceremoniously close the 70th Split Summer Festival at the Meštrović Gallery.

Uz nezaboravne hitove Nene Belana i legendarnih Đavola, ova kazališna priča pripovijeda se kao nostalgični jukebox musical premda će i ono vrijeme, kojega se mnogi sjećaju kao nekih boljih dana, podsjetiti i na danas aktualne probleme.

Balet u dva čina inspiriran Puškinovim romanom u stihovima u koreografiji Vasilija Medvedeva i na odabrana djela Petra Iljiča Čajkovskoga premijerno u HNK Split u svibnju 2022. 

Tena - kronika raspada jedne ljepote u režiji Dražena Ferenčine igra u konkurenciji 32. Marulićevih dana u nedjelju, 24. travnja.

Under the direction of Dražen Siriščević and conducted by Veton Marevci, one of Split's most impressive opera productions, Verdi's Aida, returns to its spectacular natural setting - the Peristyle.

The novel Summers with Marija is a prose expression of rebellion against the Dalmatian "silent patriarchy" and a tribute to generations of women from a historically rich region. 

Premiere: January 2025.

CNT in Osijek and GDK "Gavella" A poignant story about the fates of the people in a Slavonian village swept into the whirlpool of war, where the passing of columns signals who are currently the punishers and who the punished, remains worthy of theatrical exploration, analysis, and performance even today.

Ballet choreographed by Maša Kolar.

Against the backdrop of a story about a brother and sister who unravel the riddle of their mother's will and the secret of her final years of silence, Mouawad explores themes of war trauma and crime, exile and return, belonging and forgiveness.

Opening night ijn January 2026

Predstava za cijelu obitelj, Karneval životinja u koreografiji Remusa Dimachea uz pratnju Orkestra HNK Split pod ravnanjem maestra Jure Bučevića.

Tragikomična monodrama Mala čuda glumice Sanje Milardović igra u konkurenciji 32. Marulićevih dana u ponedjeljak, 25. travnja. 

Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc, Rijeka The play When We Fall in Love is a story that, through a family gathering, simultaneously speaks to us about love, its rights, prejudices, tolerance, and hatred.

Ballet Gala Evening, choreographed by renowned ballet artist Denys Matvienko.

Splitsko ljeto nastavlja tradiciju izvođenja naše najbolje i najpopularnije opere na tlu s kojega je izvorno i ponikla, mjestu rođenja libretista Milana Begovića, kao i rodnom mjestu mnogih folklornih poticaja što ih je skladatelj Jakov Gotovac tako nenadmašno ugradio u svoje remek-djelo. Na ovogodišnjem festivalu, osim tradicionalne izvedbe u Vrlici, Ero s onoga svijeta vraća se i na ambijentalnu pozornicu u uvali Bene.

TRANSFER DO BENA

Besplatni autobus za publiku polazi u 20.20 i 20.40 ispred Sv. Frane (Sv. Frane - Banovina - Vila Dalmacija - Bene). Ulazak je moguć uz predočenje kupljene ulaznice.
Redovna linija 12 (Sveti Frane - Bene) polazi svakim danom u 20.00 i 20.15. Besplatni prijevoz redovnom linijom Prometa u navedenim terminima moguć je jedino uz ulaznicu za izvedbu.

Director: Juš Zidar

Betrayed love for Duke Albrecht breaks the heart of the peasant girl Giselle, who then enters the world of the Wilis, inhabited by deceased fiancées who died before their wedding and before they could fulfill their passion for dancing. This timeless masterpiece of classical ballet, a romantic tale of love, betrayal, and forgiveness, is presented in the classic choreography by masters Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, which set the standard for all later significant ballet works and was subsequently enriched by the great Marius Petipa. This choreography is being brought to the stage of the Croatian National Theatre in Split by the great world ballet star Denis Matvienko.

Opening nght: April 2026

Nakon Dalmatinske zagore i Splita, Elvis Bošnjak u posljednjem tekstu svoje Dalmatinske trilogije publici otvara prozor u život dalmatinskih otoka i kompleksnog, nekada i surovog života njegovih žitelja. Bošnjakov tekst - Usidrene u režiji Anastasije Jankovske i u koprodukciji tri hrvatska kazališta (HNK Split, GDK Gavella i HNK Zadar), u konkurenciji 31. Marulićevih dana.

Nabucco, one of his most popular opera, Verdi wrote as a 28-year-old. It was his true life and professional turning point, therefore his words addressed to his publisher Giulio Ricordi are considered to be emblematic: "This is the opera with which my artistic career really begins.”

Verdijevo remek-djelo u intrigantnoj inscenaciji Gorana Golovka i vrhunskoj glazbenoj izvedbi Opere HNK Split odmah po premijeri od kritike je proglašen "svjetskom predstavom" koja je okupila "vrhunske izvođače, od dirigenta, zbora i orkestra do solista, svih redom tako sigurnih i moćnih da je ostao dojam kako se dobra energija nakupljala u ansamblu dugo vremena". Predstava je posvećena uspomeni na nedavno preminulog maestra Nikšu Barezu.

Proglašena od strane Hrvatskog društva kazališnih kritičara i teatrologa "najboljom kazališnom predstavom u 2021. godini", Krizni stožer u režiji Mirana Kurspahića i produkciji zagrebačke Kazališne skupine Rebel igra u konkurenciji 32. Marulićevih dana u ponedjeljak, 25. travnja.

Puccini’s Tosca, directed by Goran Golovko and conducted by maestro Mihail Sinkevich, returns to the Peristyle this July.

This is a drama fitting for Matijanić, built on thorough research authentic to Zlatko Paković, a columnist, writer, and director.

Premiere: June 21st 2025

Ero the Joker, the best and the most acclaimed Croatian opera in the world, is the overwhelming masterpiece of Jakov Gotovac, which will shine again in all its glory in its most natural environment this year again, on the very soil it has sprung from. Vrlika is the birthplace of the librettist Milan Begović, but also the origin of numerous folkloric incentives which Gotovac masterfully incorporated into this piece of work.