Why is this important: The two upcoming matches are seen as crucial tests for Silvinho’s squad, both tactically and mentally, as Albania continues to build momentum following a solid qualifying campaign.

Why is this important: Organized in cooperation with the EU Delegation to Albania and the German Embassy, the exhibition revisits Benzenberg’s photographic archive from the early 1990s, an intimate portrayal of daily life during Albania’s turbulent years of change. Many of the original negatives were destroyed in a 2006 fire that wiped out nearly 90 percent of her work. Together with curator Olsi Hoxha, Benzenberg later transformed the burnt negatives into new visual works that exist between documentary and art.

Why is this important: Brought from the Zagreb Theatre, the production places TKOBAP among Europe’s leading opera houses, with Hugo de Ana’s vision and Ommassini’s mastery promising Albanian audiences La Traviata at an international standard.