Sunrise & Dolphins

Sea, sunrise, and sacred song came together in Constanța, as the Madrigal Choir closed out its fifth consecutive summer season on the Romanian coast.

For the fifth consecutive year, the Madrigal Choir turned mid-August into a celebration of music on the Romanian coast, marking Romanian Navy Day and St. Mary's Day together with thousands of spectators. As part of SEAS – the Summer Season of the Performing Arts, 5th edition – the National Chamber Choir "Madrigal – Marin Constantin", conducted by Anna Ungureanu, brought three of its signature productions to the seaside city of Constanța: Madrigal: ULTRAsunete, Madrigal at Sunrise and Madrigal: Ave Maria, all directed by Emil Pantelimon.

Madrigal: ULTRAsunete – On 12 and 13 August, the Constanța Dolphinarium became the stage for an unconventional dialogue between the human voice and the sound world of dolphins. The Extraordinary Recital paired the choir's live music with the sounds and reactions of the dolphins, in a performance devoted to communication through sound, movement, and emotion.

Madrigal at Sunrise – On the beach in Constanța, Madrigal welcomed the sunrise with one of its most spectacular concept-events. On the morning of St. Mary's Day and Navy Day, the choir's voices accompanied the sunrise over the Black Sea, drawing an audience of nearly 6,000.

Madrigal: Ave Maria – Marking St. Mary's Day, the performance offered an immersive theatrical experience blending choral singing with organ and piano solos, light design, projections, and staging. The program traced the image of the Virgin Mary across musical traditions, from Byzantine Orthodox chant to Renaissance motets and major works of the classical repertoire, with the Romanian actor Marius Manole joining.