Conductor Karmina Šilec focuses on Balkan "sworn virgins" in new project

Maribor, 21 June - Conductor Karmina Šilec has presented her new BABA project, linking music, theatre and literature. The Carmina Slovenica production house collaborated with the Finnish composer Tellu Turkka to put a modern twist on folk music and tell the stories of the Balkan "sworn virgins", women who chose or were forced to live their lives as men.

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The artistic director of the Carmina Slovenica production house and choir, Karmina Šilec.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
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