VI OPERA IN THE SUMMER THEATER – VARNA 2015

THEATRE & MUSIC PRODUCTION CENTRE VARNA

State opera Varna and Varna Municipality present

VI Opera in the Summer Theatre – Varna 2015

I International Ballet Forum – Varna 2015

General sponsor Alpha Bank

3 July – 25 August

03.07. – 9 p.m.
Czardas Queen - Premiere
Operetta by Emmerich Kalman

• Director Nikolay Aprilov
• Conductor Stefan Boyadzhiev
• Stage&Costume Design Radina Bliznakova, Liliya Babunova
• Choreography Tatyana Yaneva, Ivo Adov
• Оrchestra, Choir and Ballet of State Opera Varna
• Starring Olga Mihaylova-Dinova, Boris Lukov, Vesselin Vatchev, Lilyana Kondova, and others

09. 07. – 9 p.m.  
International Music Festival Varna Summer
Macbeth - Premiere

• Opera by Giuseppe Verdi
• Conductor Stefano Seghedoni (Italy)
• Director Nina Naydenova
• Stage Design Boris Stoynov
• Costumes Tsvetanka Petkova Stoynova
• Starring Sorina Munteanu – Soloist of Romanian National Opera, Plamen Dimitrov, Valeriy Georgiev, Eugeniy Stanimirov, and others

17. 07.  – 9 p.m.  
Don Carlos
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi

• Conductor Svetoslav Borisov
• Director Kuzman Popov
• Starring Best Verdi Italian Bass Carlo Colombara, Bulgarian Opera Star Kaludi Kaludov,  Dimitrinka Raycheva, Bolshoi Theatre Soloist Irina Dolzhenko, Geo Chobanov, and others

Under the patronage of Mr. Ivan Portnih, Mayor of Varna

21. 07. -  9 p.m.  
International Music Festival Varna Summer
Adriana Lecouvreur - Premiere
Opera by Francesco Cilea

• Conductor Viliana Valtcheva
• Director Deyan Proshev (Macedonia)
• Starring Bulgarian Opera Stars Tsvetelina Vasileva, Ivan Momirov, Daniela Dyakova, and others

First International Ballet Forum - Varna 2015
In memoriam Maya Plisetskaya (1925-2015)

27. 07. – 9 p.m.  
Carmen Dance
Оpera-Ballet by George Bizet

• Director and Choreographer Sergey Bobrov - Russia
• Conductor Svetoslav Borisov
• Opera Soloists Vyara Zhelesova, Valeriy Georgiev, Deyan Vatchkov, Ilina Mihaylova
• Co-Production of Siberian State Ballet and State Opera Varna Ballet

29. 07. – 9 p.m.  
International Music Festival Varna Summer
Romeo and Juliet - Premiere
Ballet by Sergei Prokofiev

• Director and Choreographer Sergey Bobrov – Russia
• Co-Production of Siberian State Ballet and State Opera Varna Ballet

Under the patronage of Mr. Ivan Portnih, Mayor of Varna

31. 07. – 9 p.m.  
L'elisir D'amore - Premiere
Opera by Gaetano Donicetti

• Conductor Svetoslav Borisov
• Director Nina Naydenova
• Stage Design Ivan Savov
• Costumes Yana Dvoretska
• Choreography Boryana Sechanova
• Starring Mark Fowler (Australia), Yanica Nesheva, Geo Chobanov, Svilen Nikolov, and others

14. 08. – 9 p.m.  
Turandot
Opera by Giacomo Puccini

• Conductor Grigor Palikarov
• Director Kuzman Popov
• Starring Bulgarian Opera Stars Gabriela Georgieva and Boiko Zvetanov – 60th birthday anniversary, Valeria Sepe (Italy), and others

18. 08. – 9 p.m.  
Aida
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor Borislav Ivanov

• Director Kuzman Popov
• Starring famous Bulgarian tenor Kamen Chanev - Soloist of Vienna State Opera, Agunda Kulaeva – Soloist of Novaya Opera Moskow, Tanya Ivanova, Plamen Dimitrov, and others

20. 08. – 9 p.m.  
International Music Festival Varna Summer
Don Pasquale - Premiere
Opera by Gaetano Donizetti

• Conductor Svetoslav Borisov
• Director Kuzman Popov
• Stage Design Teatro Comunale Di Modena
• Costumes Elena Ivanova
• Starring Soloists of State Opera Varna Eugeniy Stanimirov, Irina Zhekova, Svilen nikolov, and others

25. 08. - 9 p.m.
Opera Gala
Conductor Selman Ada (Turkey)

• Director Kuzman Popov
• Featuring prominent opera soloists of State Opera Varna and State Opera Ankara Featuring prominent opera soloists of State Opera Ankara Gorkem Ezgi Yildirim (Soprano), Unusan Kuloglu (Tenoro), Tuncay Kurtoglu (Basso) and soloists of State Opera Varna Dimitrinka Raycheva (Soprano), Elena Chavdarova-Isa (Mezzo Soprano)  and Plamen Dimitrov (Baritone)

General sponsor Alpha Bank Business partner St. St. Constantine&Helena, Graffit Gallery Hotel Media partner Media Group Bulgaria On Air, BNR-Radio Varna, BNT 2, Darik Radio Varna, Newspaper Narodno Delo, TV&Newspaper Cherno More, www.petel.bg, www.moreto.net, www.dnesplus.bg; www.varnautre.bg, www.novavarna.net Special partner Casta diva, Viva la Muica, www.eventsinbulgaria.com Working hours Тicket offices:
State Opera Varna: 10.00-13.00 and 14.00-19.00 daily. Reservation and ticket sales: tel.: 052 – 665020, 052- 650666; 052-669652 and e mail tickets@operavarna.bg.
Summer Theatre: 10.00-13.00 and 14.00-18.30 daily, tel.: 052-612803
Festival and Congress Centre daily 11.00-20.00, tеl.: 052-685214