Karmina Šilec's new opera to premiere in US

San Francisco, 22 February - An opera by Slovenian composer Karmina Šilec inspired by sworn virgins from the Balkans will premiere in the US this week. BABA: The Life and Death of Stana will be performed at Z Space in San Francisco from Thursday to Sunday by Kitka, a women's vocal ensemble from California which draws on traditional folk vocal techniques.

Ljubljana Composer, conductor and director Karmina Šilec. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA File photo

Ljubljana
Composer, conductor and director Karmina Šilec.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
File photo

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