Bulgaria’s State Opera in Stara Zagora is celebrating its 100th anniversary with an open-air premiere of Tsar Kaloyan, a landmark work by renowned composer Pancho Vladigerov.
Performances will take place on 17 and 18 July at 9 p.m. at the Ancient Forum “Augusta Traiana”, the organisers announced.
Vladigerov's opera, with a libretto by poet and symbolist Nikolay Liliev and based on Fanny Popova-Mutafova’s play The Tower of Baldwin, holds special significance for the company. The Stara Zagora Opera marked its 50th anniversary in 1975 with a performance of the same work, which was attended by the composer himself, Bulgarian National Radio’s Hristo Botev programme recalled.
“Pancho Vladigerov was one of the most educated composers of his time. He introduced a musical language that was difficult for the early 20th century and remains challenging today,” said Ivaylo Krinchev, principal conductor of the State Opera in Stara Zagora, who will lead the performances.
Tsar Kaloyan will also be staged later this month at the historic Tsarevets Fortress in Veliko Tarnovo on 25 July.
Korean traditional games and food were tried today by participants in a Korean camp organized by the family of Bum Suk Lee and the Youth Center in the town of Vratsa . The camp is being held for the sixth time. "We are glad that there are so many..
The ancient town of Nessebar will retain its current status as a World Heritage Site for at least the next two years. However, Bulgaria's authorities will need to fulfill a number of recommendations, Angel Mitkov, Attaché at the Permanent Delegation..
"In the distant countries where they teach, Bulgarian teachers create Bulgaria." Writer Zdravka Evtimova, author of these words, will be a special guest at the annual conference of the Association of Bulgarian Schools Abroad , which..
The Consulate General of Bulgaria in Toronto, Canada, has extended an invitation to our compatriots in the region to a solemn celebration of the 188th..
The town of Pravets is becoming a stage for classical music under the open sky . From July 18 to 20, 2025, the picturesque shore of the lake and the..
On July 20 (Sunday) from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Beverly Gardens Park (9439 Santa Monica Blvd), Bulgaria will be part of Festival Beverly Hills – a..
Partly Cloudy
Partly cloudy, chance of rain
sunshine, cloud, rain and thunder