Katarina Livljanic (vocals) Albrecht Maurer (lirica, fiddle - a traditional Croatian stringed instrument) are performing a music-drama called 'The Agony of Judith' in the Southbank Centre on 26 April.

The performance retells the biblical story of Judith and Holofornes through vivid and dramatic poetry from Venetian and Croatian texts and music from Beneventan and Glagolitic sources. 

Born on the Adriatic coast of Croatia, Katarina Livljanic trained at the Zagreb Music Conservatory, before moving to France to study. She is the founder of the vocal group Dialogos, who are based in Paris and who specialise in recreating medieval music.   

Dialogos are well known for their ability to bring music from the past alive; comments on their previous work have included 'a visionary voyage through time and space' (Diapason d'or) 'the Middle Ages speak to us' (Le Figaro) and 'the long voyage of the soul into an invisible world' (Suddeutsche Zeitung).