Plovdiv Opera Opens the 2024/2025 Creative Season

Plovdiv Opera Opens the 2024/2025 Creative Season

The symphonic season will be inaugurated on World Music Day with a concert under the baton of conductor Grigor Palikarov. The soloists will be representatives of two generations of violinists – Micho Dimitrov and Viktor Trenev, whose joint performance is an inspiring symbol of continuity in art. The program will feature works by Pancho Vladigerov, Georgi Zlatev, Pablo de Sarasate, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Claude Debussy.

One of Mozart's rarely performed masterpieces, La Clemenza di Tito, will open the opera season on October 5th. The production, which was part of the OPERA OPEN 2023 program at the Ancient Theatre, will have its indoor premiere under the direction of leading stage director Vera Nemirova, with Deun Lee, artistic director of the Bell'Opera Festival in Italy, conducting.

The chamber music season will open with the concert Songs of a Soul Flying to Heaven, dedicated to composer Ivan Spassov, on October 7th at the Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis. The conductor will be Dragomir Yossifov.

The ballet season will kick off on October 12th with the classical ballet Anna Karenina, based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy and featuring music by Tchaikovsky. The performance will feature special guest appearances by Marta Petkova, Nikola Hadjitanev, and Emil Yordanov – principal soloists of the National Ballet in Sofia. The production, choreographed by world-renowned Leo Mujić and awarded 3 “Crystal Lyre” prizes, will also be presented on October 22nd.

The 100th anniversary of Puccini’s death will be commemorated with a performance of his one-act operas – the comedy Gianni Schicchi and the tragedy Suor Angelica. Directed by Elena Stoyanova, the production will be conducted by Vladimir Kiradjiev.

Verdi’s Macbeth will return to the stage of Plovdiv Opera after a long absence on October 26th. Shakespeare’s dramatic masterpiece, which inspired Verdi, will come to life once again with Kiril Manolov and Tanya Ivanova in the lead roles, conducted by Dian Chobanov.

The month will conclude with an Opera Gala dedicated to the legendary Bulgarian opera singer Boris Christoff. Bulgarian Basses for Boris Christoff will be held on October 31st, featuring performances by Petar Buchkov, Deyan Vachkov, Momchil Milanov, Delyan Slavov, Evgeni Arabadzhiev, and Yulian Konstantinov, under the baton of Viliyana Valcheva.

The program promises unforgettable emotions for all lovers of classical music, opera, and ballet. Full details of the titles can be found on the website www.operaplovdiv.bg. Tickets are already on sale at the Plovdiv Opera box office and through the eventim.bg and grabo.bg networks.