Turandot, Deep Purple and A$AP Rocky: the October 9-11 weekend in Skopje and Sofia

"Turandot" on Friday at the National Opera

"Turandot", Giacomo Puccini's last opera, the one with "Nessun dorma", is on stage at the National Opera and Ballet on Friday, October 9, at 8 pm. Nikolina Janevska sings the ice princess, and the Italian Gianluca Martinenghi conducts.

Valid and DJ Head at Public Room

Friday night in Skopje forces a choice: opera at 8 or rap at 9. At Public Room, Valid, a Detroit rapper with Serbian roots, takes the stage with his mentor DJ Head, a Grammy winner. Skopje comes right before their Balkan tour with the mixtape "Bronko Tape 2".

Deep Purple on Sunday at the Arena

Deep Purple play Boris Trajkovski Arena on Sunday, October 11, at 8 pm. The band is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and counts among the founding fathers of hard rock and heavy metal.

A$AP Rocky in Sofia for the first time

For A$AP Rocky you have to cross a border. The American rapper, with more than 25 billion streams, plays Arena 8888 in Sofia on Friday, October 9, at 8 pm, on his "Don't Be Dumb" world tour. It is his first show in Sofia.

37 more events this weekend

These four are part of the 41 events from October 9 to 11 in the events calendar. Of the remaining 37, 14 are in Croatia, 13 in Bulgaria and 6 in Serbia, sorted by date and type, each with a link to where tickets are sold.