Istanbul This Week: Opera, Trip-Hop and a Wedding Deed
This week's Istanbul picks, from Donizetti to spoken word, a kids' play to an artist talk.
- Music
Headache (Live) | Önce: Ilgen-Nur
A collaboration between writer-poet Francis Hornsby Clark and producer Vegyn (Joseph Thornalley), blending trip-hop and downtempo electronica with AI-voiced spoken word.
Fri 30 October at 21:00 · Fiba Salon İKSV
- Music
Lucia Di Lammermoor
Istanbul State Opera and Ballet stages 'Lucia di Lammermoor', a journey into a woman's shattered soul.
Sat 31 October at 15:00 · AKM Türk Telekom Opera Salonu (İstanbul)
- Theatre
Bir Çeyiz Sözleşmesi
A deed surviving from a wedding night in 19th-century Yeniköy takes the leading role in this play at Yeniköy Panayia Church.
30 October – 1 November · Yeniköy Panayia Kilisesi
- Talk
Sesli Karşılaşmalar
This week's guest at Sesli Karşılaşmalar at Müze Gazhane is photographer Dilan Bozyel; capacity is limited, with sign-up via Radar Türkiye.
Fri 30 October at 19:00 · Müze Gazhane
- Kids
Charlie’nin Çikolata Fabrikasında
A pedagogue-approved musical kids' play based on Roald Dahl: Mr. Wonka welcomes the children who found the tickets into his chocolate factory.
Sat 31 October at 13:00 · Barış Manço Kültür Merkezi