The 13th summer festival "Opera in the Park" opens this evening with Mozart’s "The Magic Flute" performed by the Sofia Opera.
The performances take place outdoors in the park of the Military Academy “G.S. Rakovski” downtown Sofia. This year's program of the festival, which continues until the end of July, is aimed entirely at children. In addition to Mozart's works, adapted for the youngest audience, one can see "Hansel and Gretel" by Engelbert Humperdinck and works by Bulgarian authors.
The festival is part of the cultural calendar of the Sofia Municipality.
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