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OPERA APERTA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2026

On Monday, 22 June, at 6:30 PM, the International Opera Aperta Festival 2026 presents a concert performed by the Military Band of the 4th Infantry Division “Gemina” Cluj-Napoca, at the Casino – Urban Culture Centre.

The event will begin at the entrance to Central Park (Hungarian State Opera in Cluj-Napoca) from where the military band will set off in a marching formation, performing and parading towards the Casino. Through this format, the concert preserves the specific character of the military band, in which music is closely connected to movement, ceremony, and direct presence in the public space.

The Military Band of the 4th Infantry Division “Gemina” was founded on 7 August 1951, with the entry into force of the new organisational structure of the 3rd Military Region, today the 4th Infantry Division “Gemina” in Cluj-Napoca. Over time, the wind ensemble has taken part in military ceremonies, national celebrations, public events, festivals, concerts, and competitions held both in Romania and abroad.

Alongside its characteristic military repertoire, the ensemble’s programme includes works from Romanian and international music, folk arrangements, symphonic music, promenade music, opera arias, duets, pop, rock, jazz, and film music. The instrumentalists and conductor of the Military Band are military artists, graduates and students of the National University of Music in Bucharest and of the “Gheorghe Dima” National Academy of Music in Cluj-Napoca.

The event has no interval and is expected to end around 7:30 PM.

Admission is free.

Recommended age: 7+

The International Opera Aperta Festival is organised with the support of the Ministry of Culture, the Cluj-Napoca City Hall, the Cluj-Napoca Local Council, the Cluj County Council, and the “Opera 2 You” Association.