The SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana will enter 2023 in style – with a luxurious New Year's Eve Gala. After the festive New Year's Eve Dinner, guests will be entertained and enthralled by a classical opera and ballet programme and by dancing on stage to live music to follow the traditional New Year's Toast. The evening's host will be Jure Ivanušič with his band and guest singer Sandra Feketija; DJ Ney will entertain the present until the small hours. New Year's Eve at the Opera House is certainly the most beautiful cultural experience in the city at the beginning of the New Year.

Programme:
7.00 pm – 8.45 pm: Welcome Drink and Dinner in the Opera House (Borbona Catering ltd.)
9.00 pm – 11.45 pm: Festive Classical Programme (excerpts from the famous operas, ballets and operettas, evergreen Strauss waltzes and polkas)
and Dancing on the Grand Stage with the Cabaret by Jure Ivanušič.
11.45 pm – 12.15 am: Entering the New Year with toast and sparkling wine from Radgonske Gorice.
12.15 am – 4.00 am: Entertainment Programme with Jure Ivanušič and his backing group Nordunk, which will also be joined by guest singer Sandra Feketija
and the New Year's Morning Welcome Party with DJ Ney, festive drinks and snacks.

Ticket Prices:
Package A (All Inclusive): from 7.00 pm to 4.00 am: € 130–190
Package B (New Year's Eve Dinner and Artistic Programme): from 7.00 pm to 12.15 am: € 100–160

Programme

A) With Orchestral Accompaniment

1. Johann Strauss II: DIE FLEDERMAUS/THE BAT
»Im Feuerstrom der Reben«/«In the fire stream of the grape«, toast
Martina Zadro, Andrej Debevec, Ivan A. Arnšek & Chorus

2. Johann Strauss II & Josef Strauss: PIZZICATO POLKA, Op. 234
Nina Noč and Kenta Yamamoto

3. Gioachino Rossini: THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS
»Pensa alla patria«, Isabelle's aria
Elena Dobravec, Man Chorus

4. Johann Strauss II: ÉLJEN A MAGYAR/LONG LIVE HUNGARY, Op. 332
Filippo Jorio, Filip Jurič, Hugo Mbeng, Ballet Dancers
Orchestra of the SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana

5. Gioacchino Rossini: IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA/THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
»Largo al factotum della città«/«Make way for the factotum of the city«, Figaro's aria
Ivan Andres Arnšek

6. Johann Strauss II: BAUERN-POLKA/PEASANTS' POLKA, Op. 267
Chie Kato and Ballet Dancers

7. Franz Lehár: DAS LAND DES LȀCHELNS/THE LAND OF SMILES
»Dein ist mein ganzes Herz«/”You are my heart’s delight”, Prince Song-Chou's aria
Andrej Debevec

8. Johann Strauss II: PERPETUUM MOBILE, Op. 257
Filippo Jorio, Filip Jurič, Hugo Mbeng, Ballet Dancers

9. Antonin Dvořak: RUSALKA
»Mesičku na nebi«, Rusalka's aria
Martina Zadro

10. Georges Bizet: LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES/THE PEARL FISHERS
»Au fond du temple saint«/«At the back of the holy temple«, duet of Nadir and Zurgi
Andrej Debevec & Ivan Andres Arnšek

11. Johann Strauss II: UNTER DONNER UND BLITZ/THUNDER AND LIGHTNING, POLKA, Op. 324
Ballet Dancers

12. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: EUGENE ONEGIN
»Vot tak sjurpriz!«/Well, what a surprise!«, waltz
Andrej Debevec, Ivan A. Arnšek & Chorus

13. Johann Strauss II: FRÜHLINGSSTIMMEN/SPRING'S VOICES, WALTZ, Op. 410
Tjaša Kmetec, Lukas Zuschlag, Ballet Dancers

14. Jacques Offenbach: LES CONTES D'HOFMANN/THE TALES OF HOFFMANN
»Belle nuit«/«Beautiful night«, barcarolle
Elena Dobravec, Martina Zadro & Chorus

15. Jacques Offenbach: ORPHÉE AUX ENFERS/ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD
»Risque galop infernal«/»Infernal gallop«, gallop
Martina Zadro, Mirjam Kalin, Andrej Debevec, Ivan A. Arnšek,
Tjaša Kmetec, Nina Noč, Emilie Tassinari, Filip Jurič, Lukas Zuschlag, Kenta Yamamoto, Opera Chorus

B) With Orchestral Accompaniment for Dancing

16. Johann Strauss II: TRITSCH-TRATSCH POLKA/TRISH TRASH POLKA, Op. 214

17. Johann Strauss II: ROSEN AUS DEM SÜDEN/ROSES FROM THE SOUTH, Op. 388

18. Johann Strauss II: AUF DER JAGD/ON THE HUNT, Op. 373

19. Johann Strauss II: AN DER SCHONEN BLAUEN DONAU/THE BLUE DANUBE, Op. 314

20. Johann Strauss II: BANDITEN/BANDITS, GALLOP, Op. 378

21. W. A. Mozart: CONCERT FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA No. 23 IN A MAJOR, KV 488
Jure Ivanušič & Orchestra of the SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana

C) With Piano Accompaniment

22. Performance by Jure Ivanušič

23. Marijan Lipovšek: DVANAJST LJUDSKIH PESMI ZA GLAS IN KLAVIR/TWELVE FOLK- SONGS FOR VOICE AND PIANO
»Kaj b' jaz tebi dal«/«What would I give you«
Elena Dobravec, Ivan A. Arnšek

24. Nikolaj Rimski-Korsakov: THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE op. 2, No. 2
Elena Dobravec

25. George Gershwin: PORGY AND BESS
»Summertime«, Clara's aria
Martina Zadro

26. George Gershwin: PORGY AND BESS
»Bess, you is my woman now«, duet of Porgy & Bess
Martina Zadro & Ivan A. Arnšek

27. Gioachino Rossini: DUETTO BUFFO DI DUE GATTI /HUMOROUS DUET FOR TWO CATS
Elena Dobravec & Andrej Debevec

28. María Grever: JÚRAME/PROMISE ME
»Todos dicen que es mentira que te quiero«/«Everyone says it's a lie that I love you«
Ivan Andres Arnšek

29. Pablo Ziegler: ROJO TANGO/RED TANGO
»El cielo y el infierno«/«Heaven and Hell«
Ivan Andres Arnšek

30. Salvatore Cardillo: CORE 'NGRATO/THE UNGRATEFUL HEART
Andrej Debevec

31. Frederick Loewe: MY FAIR LADY
»I could have danced all night« 
Martina Zadro

32. Giuseppe Verdi, LA TRAVIATA
»Libiamo ne' lieti calici«/«Let's drink from the joyful cups«, toast