Press Clippings

Hecuba, queen of Troy

...A brilliant and magical show, not just a window into the past, but above all a vision of the mystery of the human soul that speaks to us, people of today.

Sanda Hržić is undoubtedly the director who made the most creative use of the space, enhanced by her direction and the lighting design of Srećko Damjanović.

Chilean tenor Francisco Mañalich... transformed himself harmoniously from one role to another, his velvety timbre was the gem of the evening.

The biggest role was performed by Katarina Livljanić's Hecuba, who interpreted the wide emotional range of heroine's psychological states with sovereign skill, captivating the audience with her perfect intonation and diction.

Based on an impressive number of sources and specialist research, this project has produced such a beautiful and captivating result, with every detail designed to enchant us completely, taking us on a journey, leaving the space and time in which we live, and leading us to the bone marrow of Hecuba's story.

(Petra Crnčević, Vijenac, May 2023)

Nexus Winchester

Old is no longer what it was

(…) Ensemble Dialogos did not forget that all music - including the very oldest - is mostly the art of storytelling. (…) We went to a concert of early medieval music and came home with stories about perversions, violent acts, murders and miracles. Say again that classical concerts are boring ! (…)

La Belle Époque… médiévale

(...) Simple melodies with intriguing harmonic accompaniment were the perfect background on which Katarina Livljanić suddenly transformed from a modern 21st century woman who flawlessly interprets old sources (as a singer and musicologist in one) into an elegant cabaret singer from the early 20th century.

Dalmatica

Dalmatica is dialogue in a pilgrimage between Advent and Easter, between two refined ensembles full of beautiful vocal force: men’s ensemble performing Glagolitic chant in church Slavonic language, and the women’s ensemble performing in Latin. These chants have crossed centuries: they exude sunshine and a potent vocality where East and West dialogue in unity.

Sophie Dezel, Aime Magazine

Swithun!

The polyphonic passages are astringently beautiful, while the monophonic sections tend towards the ecstatic... The singers of Dialogos... embrace differing textures of their voices, and the effect is striking and quite lovely. This is a truly unique and very beautiful recording.

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