The Varna Opera Theatre 2008/09 season kicks off

A rich programme of operas, operettas, musicals, ballet and concerts

Facts

How Much

20 lv. (zone 1)
10 lv. (zone 2)
7 lv. (zone 3)
5 lv. (zone 4)

Discounts:
15 lv. group visits of +10 persons for VIP seats
10 lv. students and kids for VIP seats

Where

Varna Opera Theatre

Website
Ploshtad Nezavisimost, 9000 Varna, Bulgaria
T: +359-52-602086
F: +359-52-602088
opera@operavarna.bg, director@operavarna.bg

Contacts

T. +359-52-223388, 223039, 650666
e-mail: office@operavarna.bg

Organisers

Varna Opera Theatre

Website
Ploshtad Nezavisimost, 9000 Varna, Bulgaria
T: +359-52-602086
F: +359-52-602088
opera@operavarna.bg, director@operavarna.bg

Bulgaria’s second largest city and main seaside resort on the Black Sea coast, has a long tradition as an important cultural centre in the Balkans. Its population of 350 thousand enjoys a rich cultural scene of festivals, exhibitions and performing arts. One of the city’s key institutions is the 51 year old Opera House, which presents each year a repertoire that is broad and far reaching but at the same time it still has its roots firmly planted in opera heritage.

Since 1947 there have been over 200 productions and 7,000 performances seen by over 3 million spectators. Varna Opera began to receive universal acclaim within two years of its opening with the 1949 production of Madam Butterfly. Since then there have been successful productions from many different genres ranging from works by Rossini and Mozart to modern musicals and ballet productions like Spartacus and Arabian Nights.

Duel This year, the Varna Opera Theatre opens the new season with a rich programme of operas, operettas, children’s operas, musicals, ballet and concerts that cannot be ignored. The season runs from June 2008 until the end of July 2009.

If you happen to visit the city you cannot miss the Varna Opera Theatre, conveniently situated downtown amid plenty of shops, cafes, restaurants and many notable landmarks. Just buy a surprisingly low cost ticket for one of the productions on offer and have a ball.

The programme of the 2008/2009 season

Opera
Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky (Jul. 18, 21, 23, 25 / Oct. 10)
Aida by Giuseppe Verdi (Sep. 19)
L'elisir d'amour by Gaetano Donizetti (Oct. 1 / Nov. 28 / May 20)
Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky (Oct. 10)
Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi (Sep. 17 / Oct. 15)
La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi (Oct. 17 / May 15)
Tosca by Giacomo Puccini (Oct. 24 / Dec. 12)
Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi (Oct. 31)
Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini (Nov. 11 / May 22)
Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi (Nov. 14 / May 27)
Don Carlo by Giuseppe Verdi (Jan. 21 / Feb. 19 / Mar. 11, 13, 29)
A Love Night in the Opera by Orlin Pavlov (Apr. 10)
La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini (Apr. 29, 30)

Operetta
Bulgarians from olden times by Asen Karastoyanov, conducted by Stanislav Ushev (Oct. 8 / Nov. 26 / Jan. 7, 9 / Feb. 25 / Mar. 6 / Apr. 15 / May 18 / Jun. 17 / Jul. 20)
Die Czardasfuerstin by Emmerich Kalman, conducted by Juli Damyanov (Aug. 4 / Sep. 29 / Oct. 27 / Nov. 17 / Dec. 22 / Apr. 13 / May 25 / Jul. 31)

Children operas
Pooh Bear: a musical by Aleksandar Yossifov, conducted by Gancho Ganchev. Production of Varna Children’s Opera (Jun. 15 / Oct. 13, 20 / Nov. 7 / Mar. 23)
The Kid: a musical by Tibor Nagi, conducted by Gancho Ganchev. Production of Varna Children’s Opera (Jun. 16 / Nov. 24 / Dec. 15 / Feb. 23 / Mar. 16 / Jun. 15)

Musicals
Duel: a musical after the comedy by Ivan Vazov, with music by Dimitar Valchev, libretto by Stefan Tsanev. Conductor is Stanislav Ushev and director is Nikolay Aprilov (Aug. 1 / Oct. 22)

Ballet
Cinderella, chor. Konstantin Iliev, music Sergei Prokofiev (Jun. 13 / Oct. 29 / Dec. 23 / Jan. 14 / Mar. 4)
Anna Karenina, chor. Konstantin Iliev, music Beethoven, Berlioz, Wagner, Rimsky-Korsakov, Shchedrin (Dec. 3, 11 / May 30)
Straussiana, chor. Konstantin Iliev to music by Johann Strauss / Triad, chor. Konstantin Iliev to music by to Frederic Chopin (Mar. 20 / Apr. 1)

Concerts

Aug. 8	Works by M. de Faya, Prokoffiev, Tchaikovsky, performed by soloist Cristina Ortiz (piano, Brazil), cond. Stanislav Ushev
Sep. 26	Works by Johannes Brahms, performed by soloist Dejan Jordanov (piano), cond. Bojan Videnoff (Varna Philharmonic Orchestra)
Oct. 3	Works by Manuel de Falla (Nights in the Gardens of Spain), Maurice Ravel (Boléro), George Gershwin (An American in Paris), Pancho Vladigerov (Improvisation and Toccata), performed by soloist Yovcho Krushev (piano), cond. Stanislav Ushev (Varna Philharmonic Orchestra)
Nov. 21	Works by P. I. Tchaikovsky (Francesca da Rimini), R. Strauss (Concerto for horn and orchestra), Cesar Frank (Sympfony in D minor). (Nov. 21), performed by soloist Yassen Teodossiev (horn), cond. Velizar Genchev (Varna Philharmonic Orchestra)
Dec. 5	Works by Carl Maria von Weber (Overture Oberon), Edvard Grieg (Piano Concerto), Sergei Prokofiev (Romeo and Juliet & Suite n.2), cond. Plamen Dzhurov (Varna Philharmonic Orchestra)
Dec. 12	Works by M. de Faya, Prokoffiev, Tchaikovsky, performed by soloist Cristina Ortiz (piano, Brazil), cond. Stanislav Ushev
Dec. 19	Messa di Gloria by Giacomo Puccini, performed by soloists Kaludi Kaludov (tenor) and Niko Isakov (baritone), cond. Hristo Ignatov
Feb. 27	Concert by students of the Dobri Hristov National Art School, cond. Stanislav Ushev (Varna Philharmonic Orchestra)
Mar. 27	Works by Beethoven (Concerto for violin and orchestra; Symphony n.4), performed by soloist Stoyka Milanova (violin), cond. Stanislav Ushev (Varna Philharmonic Orchestra)
Mar. 7	Concert Matinee by the String Quartet Kolegium Varna (Art Gallery B. Georgiev)
Apr. 4	Two trumpets and organ in a concert of works by Vivaldi, Purcell, Handel, Charpentier and others, performed by soloists Massimo Bartoletti (first trumpet, RAI Orchestra), Miroslav Petkov (trumpet), Boyan Bachvarov (organ) at the Bach Concert Hall (Evangelical Methodist Church.
Apr. 6	Born in Europe, in our street, with Stoyan Alexiev and Konstantin Kazansky. A performance based on lyrics by Alfred de Musset, Paul Valérie, Bertolt Brecht, Sacha Guitry
Apr. 10	Works by Bernstein, Меnken, Jordan, Kaffe, Mitko Shterev and others, cond. Stanislav Ushev
Apr. 14	Concert Matinee of works by P. Vladigerov, V. Stoyanov, G. Andreev, performed by the String Quartet Kolegium Varna and soloists Neli Andreeva & Georgi Andreev (Art Gallery B. Georgiev)

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