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The weekend in Cluj · 30 October – 1 November
The weekend in Cluj, 30 October–1 November: Don Carlos, Nuanțe
From Friday to Sunday, the programme includes opera, theatre, concerts, film and an exhibition. Events take place at the Romanian National Opera Cluj-Napoca, the Hungarian State Opera Cluj, Cinema Victoria, Form Space and other city venues.
Exhibitions
Csipike belongs to all of us is an exhibition of Lívia Rusz’s original drawings for the Csipike stories, presented as a family visit and open on weekdays. It is at Galeria Quadro on Friday 30 October at 10am.
Theatre, opera and stage
Bărbierul din Sevilla is an opera by Gioachino Rossini, with a libretto by Cesare Sterbini after Beaumarchais. It is performed in Italian with Romanian surtitles, has two intervals and is recommended for ages 7+; it is at the Romanian National Opera Cluj-Napoca on Friday 30 October at 6.30pm.
VISUL 14+ is a musical by Alexa Băcanu, directed by Dragoș Alexandru Mușoiu, about an acting class preparing its exam show, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. It runs 120 min., is for ages 14+, and is at Reactor de Creație și Experiment on Friday 30 October at 7pm; tickets from 100 lei.
Abigél is a performance based on the novel by Szabó Magda, directed by Eszenyi Enikő, with Kozma Veronika as Vitay Georgina. It runs 2h45 with one interval, is rated 10+, and is at Teatrul Maghiar de Stat Cluj, Nagyszínpad, on Friday 30 October at 7pm.
Armonii de Toamnă is a stage performance by OPERA LUX at the Ethnographic Museum of Transylvania, with opera and romances, instrumental music with violin, ballet and poetry. It takes place on Saturday 31 October at 6pm.
Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi is an opera in four acts, with two intervals, with a libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle. The action is set in Spain around 1560; the performance is at the Hungarian State Opera Cluj on Saturday 31 October at 6pm; tickets from 80 lei.
Concerts
Nuante · Lansare de album marks the release of the album “Peren” at Form Space. The band from Pitești releases its fourth album, their longest record, with 11 songs; the concert is on Friday 30 October at 7pm; tickets from 83 lei.
Concert simfonic is performed by the Transilvania State Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Lawrence Foster, with Plamena Mangova on piano. The programme includes Haydn, Richard Strauss and Liszt; it is at the Transilvania State Philharmonic, Colegiul Academic - Auditorium Maximum, on Friday 30 October at 7pm.
Film
Premieră Crăciun amar / Amarga Navidad · Noul film de Almodóvar is a premiere screening of Amarga Navidad / Crăciun amar (2026), directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The story follows grief, friendship and the fragile line between life and fiction; the screening is at Cinema Victoria on Friday 30 October at 8pm.
Premiera Wildwood: Tărâmul fantastic · Cea mai așteptată animație a anului is a premiere screening of the animated film Wildwood / Tărâmul fantastic, directed by Travis Knight. The LAIKA film follows Prue and is made in stop-motion, with puppets and sets animated frame by frame; the screening is at Cinema Victoria on Sunday 1 November at 3.30pm.
How this was made
The selection comes from the programme BestCluj collects every night from the venues’ websites, pages and box offices, and the text is written automatically from that data. Times and prices can change: check each event’s page, linked below. Corrections: [email protected].
The events in this piece
- Fri 30 Oct, 10:00 Csipike belongs to all of us Galeria Quadro
- Fri 30 Oct, 18:30 BĂRBIERUL DIN SEVILLA Opera Națională Română Cluj-Napoca
- Fri 30 Oct, 21:00 Nuante · Lansare de album Form Space
- Fri 30 Oct, 19:00 Concert simfonic Filarmonica de Stat Transilvania
- Fri 30 Oct, 19:00 VISUL 14+ Reactor de Creație și Experiment
- Fri 30 Oct, 19:00 Abigél Teatrul Maghiar de Stat Cluj
- Fri 30 Oct, 20:00 Premieră Crăciun amar / Amarga Navidad · Noul film de Almodóvar Cinema Victoria
- Sat 31 Oct, 18:00 ARMONII DE TOAMNĂ Muzeul Etnografic al Transilvaniei
- Sat 31 Oct, 18:00 Don Carlos Opera Maghiară de Stat Cluj
- Sun 1 Nov, 15:30 Premiera Wildwood: Tărâmul fantastic · Cea mai așteptată animație a anului Cinema Victoria
What this is about
- Galeria Quadro →
One of the oldest private galleries in Cluj, with a steady presence in search results on its own name.
- Opera Națională Română Cluj-Napoca →
The city's opera, in the same Fellner & Helmer building as the National Theatre. 3,600 searches a month — level with the theatre.
- Form Space →
The most-searched concert venue in Cluj, at 3,600 searches a month, peaking in October.
- Filarmonica de Stat Transilvania →
One of Romania's principal philharmonics, founded in 1955. The most-searched cultural institution in Cluj without a hall of its own on the map.
- Reactor de Creație și Experiment →
An independent theatre and performance space, open since 2014. The most visible home in Cluj for new writing.
- Teatrul Maghiar de Stat Cluj →
The city's Hungarian-language theatre, on Emil Isac. 390 searches a month.
- Cinema Victoria →
The cinema on Bulevardul Eroilor, 1,300 searches a month.
- Muzeul Etnografic al Transilvaniei →
The richest collection of traditional craft in the region — and the natural starting point for any conversation about the Romanian blouse, pottery or weaving.
- Opera Maghiară de Stat Cluj →
One of the city's two operas, with its own building on Emil Isac and 1,000 searches a month.