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Saturday, 21 January 2017 The Romanian tenor Daniel Magdal will be guest-performer as Samson in Hugo de Ana’s production of “Samson et Dalila” on 28 January at 19.00 h. This is the performer’s debut in Bulgaria and he expects it … Continue reading →

Friday, 20 January 2017 “Bulgarian mezzo Nadia Krasteva’s fiery performance as the temptress fully aware of her powers displayed an entire constellation of vocal beauty, sensuality, and acting prowess. Integrating Krasteva’s astonishingly flexible body movements into the mix added a … Continue reading →

Friday, 20 January 2017 “Samson et Dalila” – the world recognized masterpiece by Camille Saint-Saëns, the second work on the stage of Sofia Opera and Ballet of the well-known producer – the Argentinian-born Hugo de Ana, will be staged again … Continue reading →

Friday, 20 January 2017 It was a real present for the friends of the opera to have the chance to applause the marvellous mezzo-soprano Nadia Krasteva. And, second, the management of Sofia Opera since some time already succeeds to wake … Continue reading →

Saturday, 03 December 2016 ACAD. PLAMEN KARTALOFF IS THE WINNER OF THE “ST. PAISIY HILENDARSKI” STATE AWARD FOR 2016 The Premier Boyko Borisov handed over the “St. Paisiy Hilendarski” state award to the Director of the Sofia Opera and Ballet … Continue reading →

Thursday, 21 July 2016 Susanna Branchini, Gabriela Georgieva, Vladimir Stoyanov, Kiril Manolov, Shay Bloch, Oana Andra, Daniel Damyanov, Daniel Ostretsov, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Dimitar Stanchev, Kakhaber Shavidze et al soloists. choir, ballet and orchestra conducted by Mikhail Sinkevich are mastering details … Continue reading →

Monday, 11 July 2016

Monday, 11 July 2016 The construction of the stage for the premiere of the opera “Nabucco” The construction of the stage for the premiere of the opera “Nabucco” by Verdi begins. It will be erected next to the north facing … Continue reading →

Friday, 24 June 2016 For the seventh year from 1 to 17 July the festival “Opera in the Park” will fill with music the park of the Defence Academy. As host of the event, the Head of the Academy general … Continue reading →

Четвъртък, 17 август 2017 Oper in ungewohntem mystischem Ambiente Die Belogradchik Peaks, also die Felsen von Belogradchik im äußersten Nordwesten Bulgariens, sind turmartige Felsformationen, die sich hier seit dem Perm vor ungefähr 230 Millionen Jahren durch tektonische Bewegungen und anschließende … Continue reading →

Сряда, 16 август 2017 Die Belogradchik Peaks, also die Felsen von Belogradchik im äußersten Nordwesten Bulgariens, sind turmartige Felsformationen, die sich hier seit dem Perm vor ungefähr 230 Millionen Jahren durch tektonische Bewegungen und anschließende Erosion formten und die verschiedensten … Continue reading →

Die Belogradchik Peaks, also die Felsen von Belogradchik im äußersten Nordwesten Bulgariens, sind turmartige Felsformationen, die sich hier seit dem Perm vor ungefähr 230 Millionen Jahren durch tektonische Bewegungen und anschließende Erosion formten und die verschiedensten Felsfiguren bilden. Man sieht … Continue reading →

Tuesday, 21 June 2016 About the summer festival programme of the Sofia Opera The summer spectacles of the Sofia Opera turned into real great feasts of the art of the opera and ballet of Bulgaria. Numerous are the guests from … Continue reading →

Tuesday, 21 June 2016 The biblical legend about the suffering of the enslaved Hebrew people in Verdi’s masterpiece will take place from 23 to 31 July next to the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral with performers from 5 countries A new … Continue reading →

Friday, 17 June 2016 FESTIVAL “OPERA OF THE PEAKS – BELOGRADCHIK ROCKS” 2016 – TICKET PRICESFESTIVAL “OPERA OF THE PEAKS – BELOGRADCHIK ROCKS” 2016 – TICKET PRICES The Belogradchik Rocks, with their amazing beauty, are globally recognized as a miracle … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 24 May 2016 Nationaloper Sofia DAS RHEINGOLD Wiederaufnahme am 21. Mai 2016 In diesem Jahr feiert die Nationaloper Sofia ihr 125-jähriges Bestehen. Nicht zuletzt zu diesem hier besonders wichtigen Ereignis hat Generaldirektor Plamen Kartaloff die Internationalen Wagner Wochen ausgerufen, … Continue reading →

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6 December – guest-performance of VESSELINA VASSILEVA in the role of Violetta from Verdi‘s “La Traviata” On 12.12 the world renowned bass Roberto Scandiuzzi – for the first time on the Sofia stage in the role of Filippo II 02 … Continue reading →

Monday, 09 November 2015 The tenor Martin Iliev was awarded the Chrystal Lyre for Siegmund and Siegfried With a Bulgarian title the Sofia Opera opened its season in which were officially and festively marked 125 years of the first opera … Continue reading →

Wednesday, 09 September 2015 Soloists, chorus, orchestra, technical staff and sets arrived in Bavaria Since days the Festival theatre in Füssen is unusually animated. During the weekend here arrived six TIR with sets, technic, costumes, props and everything necessary for … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 16 June 2015 The marvellous production of The Ring of the Nibelung will be played in four nights in Fuessen in September Sofia Opera and Ballet’s triumph continues. From 12 to 17 September the theatre will show its marvellous … Continue reading →

Tuesday, 16 June 2015 Zum ersten Mal „importiert“ eine deutsche Bühne eine ausländische Wagner-Opernproduktion: Die bulgarische Nationaloper Sofia zeigt Richard Wagners Operntetralogie „Ring des Nibelungen“ im September 2015 im Festspielhaus Füssen. „Das Rheingold“ wird hier am 12.09. aufgeführt, gefolgt von … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, 27 May 2015 font size decrease font size increase font size Print Email “Prince Igor” and “Turandot” will be performed this autumn in the Land of the Rising Sun With performances of “Prince Igor” on 5 June at 19.00 … Continue reading →

Monday, 25 May 2015

Saturday, 02 May 2015 “In the last five years, the Sofia Opera became an attractive centre for the admirers of Richard Wagner. The reason is the gradual acquaintance of the Bulgarian audience with his “opus magnum”, the teralogy “Der Ring … Continue reading →

Monday, 23 March 2015

Monday, 23 March 2015 Tristan: Martin Iliev, Isolde: Radostina Nikolaeva, Brangane: Bayasgalan Dashnyam, Marke: Angel Hristov, Melot: Veselin Milhaylov, Kurwenal: Biser Georgiev. Direttore: Constantin Trinks. Regia: Plamen Kartaloff. Scene: Miodrag Tabacki. Costumi: Leo Kulas. Luci: Andrei Hakdinjak. M°del coro: Violeta … Continue reading →

Monday, 16 February 2015 Assuming Wagner’s statement that he does not write operas but dramas, “Tristan und Isolde”, fits exactly in his creative life and biography as his personal and genuine emotional drama. With this work, the Maestro defined his … Continue reading →

Friday, 23 January 2015 150 years since the premiere of “Tristan und Isolde” by Richard Wagner The soloists, the conductor, the director and the entire team are working hard for the premiere on 26 February During the last weeks the … Continue reading →

Wednesday, 14 January 2015

Tuesday, 13 January 2015 As a young singer, just appointed at the Sofia Opera, I find myself at Plamen Kartaloff’s spectacle of “Turandot”. Ibecame dizzy by the charisma and the fixing power of the spectacle and wished strongly for myself … Continue reading →

Tuesday, 13 January 2015 “One great evening, big event, not only an artistic one” With these words the President of Bulgaria, Mr. Zhelev began his cordial congratulation to the Bulgarian-Greek co-production of “Turandot”, which was shown in Sofia on 11 … Continue reading →

Tuesday, 13 January 2015 MUSIC EXOSTIS (weekly review of Art Events) 2/11/95 Laud applause for Turandot Great artistic success for both spectacles of Puccini’s opera “Turandot”, presented in the frames of the Dimitria Festival. This co-production of the Sofia National … Continue reading →

Wednesday, 31 December 2014

Wednesday, 10 December 2014 Erich Wächter: Such team of starts is the best thing which has happened to me for 40 years in the profession “In the country of chaos we are the country of madness…” So explained the Director … Continue reading →

Monday, 03 November 2014 The premier-soloist Emil Yordanov received the award for ballet art The production team of the premiere title of Sofia Opera and Ballet, the opera “Boris Godunov” by Mussorgsky, was awarded the Crystal Lyre for 2014 of … Continue reading →

Tuesday, 23 September 2014 The theatre honoured the 100th Anniversaries of Boris Christoff and Mihail Hadzhimishev A unique performance of “Don Carlo” gave as a present Sofia Opera and Ballet to its loyal audience at the opening of season 2014/2015. … Continue reading →

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Saturday, 26 July 2014 The director Plamen Kartaloff received the highest insignia of honour of the Wagner Societies A festive atmosphere accompanied the opening of the Summer Wagner Week at Sofia Opera and Ballet. The space in front of the … Continue reading →

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Opernglas DE 2013-1 Es ist geschafft. Pünktlich am 200. Geburtstag von Richard Wagner am 22. Mai kam der letzte Teil der „Ring“-Tetralogie in Sofia zur Aufführung – eine bewundernswerte und hoch zu lobende Leistung des Opernhauses. Die dortige Wagner-Tradition ist … Continue reading →

EUROPOST – Weekly for politics, business and culture 1 March, 2013 Director of Sofia Opera and Ballet, Prof. Plamen Kartalov: Sofia makes Wagner s dream come true The complete four-opera Ring Cycle is performed in the Balkans for the first … Continue reading →

“SIEGFRIED” FOR ALL Markus Thiel, Opernwelt, July 2012 The director of the Opera Plamen Kartaloff relies, as director of the production, along with production designer Nikolay Panayotov, on simple signs that are easily stamped on the memory. A key element … Continue reading →

SIEGFRIED Sebastian Barnstorf, Das Opernglas, July-August 2012 Sofia, 22 May. On the 199th birthday of Richard Wagner the first Bulgarian “Ring” was launched on the home straight with “Siegfried” in initially adverse circumstances – in the early hours of the … Continue reading →

“THE RING” EXPLAINED TO ALL Andrea Merli, l’Opera Magazine, July-August 2012 The first Tetralogy in the original language at the Sofia Opera reached its second day, “Siegfried”. As always we remain amazed at the presence of two casts, but so … Continue reading →

PLAMEN KARTALOFF – UN MAGO DELL’OPERA 12.05.2012 – Sofia I cantanti lirici bulgari da più di mezzo secolo diffondono il nome della Bulgaria nei teatri del mondo. L’Europa ricorda Boris Christov – il suo talento di cantante eccezionale che ha … Continue reading →

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Bizarre Science-Fiction-Wesen und Helikopter-Kämpfer verfolgen Siegmund in gnadenloser Treibjagd. Lackierte Stachelkostüme aus Gummi, Schläuchen, Flügeln und Panzern leuchten plakativ bunt und surreal. Silberweiße Walküren scheinen mit Raketensprengköpfen als Streitwagen über die Bühne zu fliegen und machen mit ihrem Ritt La … Continue reading →

Interview. We managed to gain the trust of the audience in Japan and of the Japanart Agency, said the director of “Un ballo in maschera” and “Turandot”, prepared for the upcoming tour Compelling operatic passions took place on the biggest … Continue reading →

Whether we can define the 2007-2008 season as symptomatic in the renovation of the National Opera, is too early to say, but the beginning is definitely promising. For the season opening the opera has chosen a title from the rich … Continue reading →

The Sofia Opera on Its Way to Japan. The Bulgarian Opera Myth. With the new staging of Verdi’s “Rigoletto”, the latest premiere of the National Opera and Ballet for the season that took place on February 18, the theatre will … Continue reading →

  The spectacular production is in the spirit of the best known world examples. If only there were enough good singers Our opera is not well in recent years. The change of the director divided the comments of music fans … Continue reading →

Liveliness, colours and unconventional directorial decisions – that is the impression that the viewer left with after the new premiere of the Sofia Opera, “Rigoletto” by Verdi with producer Plamen Kartaloff. The audience already saw the preview and the premiere … Continue reading →

The new premiere of the National Opera, commissioned and supported morally and materially by the Japanese state, “Rigoletto” by Giuseppe Verdi (libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on Victor Hugo’s drama “Le roi s’amuse”) was entrusted to the already famous … Continue reading →

For more than forty years, this opera has not come down (with small time gaps between a revival, or a new staging!) from the poster of the opera theatre. By 1974, according to the regulation for a 50-year period (Puccini … Continue reading →

The staging of Puccini’s famous work, with which the National Opera opened its renewed hall and Plamen Kartaloff inaugurated his second term as director, goes to Japan this autumn. With his last opera “Turandot” Giacomo Puccini wanted to “shaken, to … Continue reading →

After 82 years the French opera “Lakmé” by Léo Delibes returned to the stage of the Sofia Opera. A tale of love, a vision of the world of exoticism, told by the “gentle blond giant” Delibes, famous also for his … Continue reading →

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