A film by Virgil Oprina
The International Salbek Opera Masterclass brought twenty-two participants from all over the world to the Salbek Castle Estate, Petriș Arad County, to study with three international opera stars: mezzosoprano Ruxandra Donose, tenor Ramón Vargas and soprano Leontina Văduva.
The masterclass culminated in an oper-air recital held on the Salbek Estate (26 August), followed by the Salbek Opera Festival (27 August), an event held in the plaza of Arad City Hall, which drew an audience of five thousand and marked the conclusion of not only the first edition of the Salbek Opera Masterclass, but also the Arad Days festival.
The special open-air opera concert was given by the Arad Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Crescenzi and featured mezzosoprano Ruxandra Donose, tenor Ramón Vargas and soprano Leontina Văduva, along with a number of their masterclass students.