The theatrical premieres will include Euripides' tragedy Medea, directed by the renowned Slovenian theatre director Tomaž Pandur, in collaboration with the Croatian National Theatre of Zagreb; Büchner's masterpiece depicting the French Revolution, Danton's Death, directed by the most frequently awarded Croatian theatre director Oliver Frljić; and Saša Božić's authorial work entitled THE MISER: DUBROVNIK SUMMER FESTIVAL, in collaboration with the Lazareti Art Workshop.
- One of Euripides' most intriguing and enigmatic pieces, Medea will be performed at Fort Lovrjenac, which – owing to its stratified network of corridors and terraces – becomes an ideal venue for unveiling the hidden corners of female soul. In Danton's Death, Oliver Frljić will attempt to reveal the connection between historic events and human destinies; the conditions of growth of the new order stemming from the French Revolution, and the fall of another order that had been inviolable for centuries: the Dubrovnik Republic. Saša Božić's authorial project THE MISER: DUBROVNIK SUMMER FESTIVAL explores memory as a source of a new theatrical play. The play is based on the Festival visitors' memories of the play The Miser directed by Kosta Spajić, which are used as a starting point for the authorial meditation on the theme: the meaning and effects of theatrical art – explained Dora Ruždjak Podolski.
The repeat performances will include two last year's hits: Sophocles' Oedipus by Eduard MIler and Stulli's Kate Kapuralica directed by Dario Harjaček, which will be performed in May 2012 during the closing night of the Mostar Spring Festival. Last year's authorial project of Ivana Sajko Scenes with an Apple will be performed in April 2012 at Zagreb's &TD Theatre.
According to the long term tradition, the Festival will play host to the Lero Students Theatre and the first performance of Milan Milišić's play Moonlight for Lady Macbeth directed by Davor Mojaš.
The extensive music programme of the 63rd Dubrovnik Summer Festival will comprise all music genres: from Baroque to contemporary music; from jazz, folklore, symphonic, operatic and chamber concerts to piano and violin recitals. Numerous renowned soloists will include the pianist and conductor of Argentinian-Israeli origin Daniel Barenboim; the pianists Pierre-Laurent Aimard  and Arcadi Vodolos who will present themselves for the first time in Croatia with their recitals at the Rector's Palace; and the violin stars Giuliano Carmignola, Nigel Kennedy, Pinchas Zukerman and Ning Feng.  The Festival audiences will have the opportunity to listen to numerous attractive concerts, such as those of the guitar quartet Los Romeros; the world's finest Baroque ensemble, the Freiburger Barockorchester; the Venetian Baroque Orchestra; the New Season wind ensemble led by the principal oboist of the Berlin Philharmonic, Albrecht Mayer; the wind quintet led by the flutist Emmanel Pahud, with the horn player Radovan Vlatković as one of the quintet members; the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra featuring prestigious soloists and conductors; and the Tango Project by the accordion player Richard Galliano and the Piazzolla Forever Septet.
The prestigious Croatian artists will include the
Porin Quartet, the Varaždin Chamber Orchestra under the baton of maestro Pavle Dešpalj, the Dubrovnik-born mezzo-soprano Janja Vuletić, and Croatia's finest cellist Monika Leskovar.
After many seasons, the Festival programme will comprise Mozart's Requiem performed by one of England's most popular choirs, The Choir of King's College Cambridge. The Festival will be closed by a gala opera concert in front of St Blaise's Church featuring the leading operatic stars of today: the
soprano Inva Mula and the baritone Leo Nucci accompanied by the Slovenian Philharmonic. The Programme will also comprise the performances of the Lado Folklore Ensemble of Zagreb and the Linđo Folklore Ensemble of Dubrovnik.
According to the long standing tradition, the 63rd Dubrovnik Summer Festival is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia, the City of Dubrovnik, the Dubrovnik-Neretva County and a large number of sponsors headed by the Festival's General Sponsor VIPnet, which has been loyal to the Festival for an entire decade.