13 Dec 2021 - 30 Dec 2021
The Embassy of Sweden has the pleasure of inviting you to a digital SANTA LUCIA concert.
The concert has been prepared by artistic director Gunta Malevica and conductor Irina Švarcbaha with the Riga Chamber Choir.
Soloist: Elizabete Laura Pogante
Violin soloist: Rūta Švarcbaha
The concert is free of charge and available here: Riga Chamber Choir’s Lucia concert
Lucia is one of the foremost cultural traditions in Sweden, with a clear link to life in the peasant communities of old: darkness and light, cold and warmth. Lucia can be perceived as a symbol of the good forces in life and a symbol of hope and light in the dark winter.
Her mission is to bring light and kindness, which is related to the meaning of “Lucia” (in Latin “lux” – light).
