Program of the State Opera - Plovdiv
April​ 2023

04.04 and 05.04 at 19:00 - ESMERALDA - THE HOLY VIRGIN OF PARIS
Boris Hristov House of Culture
State Opera-Stara Zagora present:
Musical based on the novel by Victor Hugo
Music Riccardo Cochante
Orchestration for large symphony orchestra and rock band Lyudmil Gorchev. In the main roles:
Esmeralda - Mihaela Fileva
Frollo - Denis Ivanov
Grengoire - Nikolai Motov
Quasimodo - Boris Taskov
Phebe - Dimitar Raychev
Clopin - Denis Boyadzhiev
Fleur de Lis - Yvonne Ivanova

11.04, 19:00 - "VILLAGE HONOR" - Maskani
Boris Hristov House of Culture 
Concert performance of the opera
Conductor - Dian Tchobanov
Choir and Orchestra of Opera Plovdiv

12.04, 19:00 - NINA NAIDENOVA - LIFE IN THE OPERA
Concert 25 years of creative activity and the 50th anniversary of the director of Opera Plovdiv and director Nina Naydenova

20.04, 19:00 - CARMEN
Boris Hristov House of Culture 
Conductor - Dian Chobanov
Director - Ursula Horner
Scenography - Maria Veteroska
Costume designer - Maria Pupuchevska
Lighting designer - Vasko Lisichov
Chorus conductor - Dragomir Yosifov
Soloists: Lyubitsa Vranes, Ivan Momirov, Leo Hiunho Kim, Svilen Nikolov, August Methodiev, Evgenia Ralcheva, Evgeniy Arabadzhiev, Nikolay Bachev, Maria Anastasova, Maria Slavova, Neli Petkova, Vivien Georgiev, Christina Rumelioti, Momchil Karaivanov, Mark Fowler, Alexander Baranov
Choir, Ballet and Orchestra of Opera Plovdiv

23.04, 17:00 - BIBBIDY-BOBBIDY-BOO
Boris Hristov House of Culture 
Concert-performance for children with songs from Disney movies.

25.04, 19:00 - THE BAT
Boris Hristov House of Culture 
Conductor - Viliana Valcheva
Director - Georgi Dinev
Artist - Ivan Tokadzhiev
Costume designer - Nikolina Kostova - Bogdanova
Choreographer - Boryana Sechanova
Choir conductor - Dragomir Yosifov
Soloists - Momchil Karaivanov, Mariana Panova, Evgeny Arabadzhiev, Alexander Baranov,
Mark Fowler, August Methodiev, Boris Kuchkov, Vera Girginova, Inna Pepelanova, Krustyu Krastev, Nikolay Pisanov
Choir, Ballet and Orchestra of Opera Plovdiv
DIE FLEDERMAUS – STRAUSS II

27.04, 19:00 - Wagner vs Verdi
Boris Hristov House of Culture 
Overtures and arias from the operas "Lohengrin", "Tristan und Isolde", Wagner's "Die Walküre" and "Otello",
Verdi's "Sicilian Vespers", "The Power of Destiny" "Luisa Miller".

29.04, 19:00 - OPERA DIVA
Boris Hristov House of Culture 
Opera in dance based on the masterpieces "La Traviata" by Verdi, "Madame Butterfly" and "Tosca" by Puccini and "Norma" by Bellini.
Choreographer - Mariana Kruncheva
Conductor - Luciano Di Martino
Costume designer - Elena Ivanova
Set designer- Nikola Nalbantov
Ballet soloists: Alexandra Savova, Apollin Lajoie, Federica Scolla, Fumi Penchev, Amedeo Giunta, Antonio Escobar, Alfred Iago, Dian Raychev, Artem Shoshin, Sam Darwell
Choir, Ballet and Orchestra of Opera Plovdiv

30.04, 17:00 - CIPOLLINO
Boris Hristov House of Culture 
Ballet for children by Karen Khachaturyan.

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