OPERA IN THE SUMMER THEATRE 2018
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ninth edition
20/06-23/08
Theatre&Music Production Centre
State Opera Varna
International Music Festival Varna Summer
21.00 Summer Theatre – Varna
07.08 LA GIOCONDA ●●
opera by Amilcare Ponchielli
09.08 SWAN LAKE ●●
ballet by P. I. Tchaikovsky
14.08 DIE CSÁRDÁSFÜRSTIN ●●
operetta by Emmerich Kálmán
17.08 SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN! ●●
musical to music by Nacio H. Brown and Arthur Freed
20.08 LA TRAVIATA ●●
opera by Giuseppe Verdi
21.08 ZORRO ●●
musical to music by Nacio H. Brown and Arthur Freed
23.08 OPERA GALA ●●
concert-spectacle
Daniela Dimova – Director of Theatre & Music Production Centre Varna
For the ninth time the unique Summer Theatre in Varna will welcome special events of the opera, operetta, ballet and musical.
The State Opera Varna has diligently been preparing during the whole musical season to present to its numerous audience a variety of genres, styles, staging teams and performers with worldwide careers. Six premieres stand out among them.
The musical Singin’ in the Rain! is presented for the first time in Bulgaria, and the musical Zorro and the operas Cinderella and La Gioconda – for the first time in Varna.
Our fifth premiere, Der Fliegende Holländer, has been accomplished together with our friends from the National Opera in Belgrade.
For the operetta fans we have prepared a remake of the impressive production of the unforgettable Vidin Daskalov Die Csárdásfürstinof 1996.
An unforgettable summer is before us, in which the emotions and inspiration will help us to enjoy beauty, mastership and harmony. Good luck to all the participants and our loyal audience!
PRICES:
Categories /prices in leva/ |
SINGLE EVENT |
COLLECTION TOTAL● |
COLLECTION CLASSICAL ● |
COLLECTION MUSICAL● |
Economical |
15 |
88 |
72 |
20 |
Third |
20 |
110 |
90 |
30 |
Second |
30 |
165 |
135 |
40 |
First |
40 |
220 |
180 |
60 |
Special with catering for 10 leva |
50 |
330 |
240 |
80 |
Special extra with catering for 25 leva |
70 |
440 |
300 |
100 |
VIP with catering for 35 leva |
100 |
550 |
440 |
130 |
TICKETS: Square “Nezavisimost” 1: Monday – Friday 9:00-13:30 and 14:30-20:00; Saturday 10:00–13:30 and 14:30-20:00; Sunday 11:00-16:00, tel: 052 665 022,
Festival and Congress Centre: every day from 10:00 to 21:00 /closed 14:00-14:30 and 16:30-17:00/ tel: 052 685 214, Summer Theatre: every day: 10:00-13.00 and 14:00-18:30 tel. 052 612 803
BOOKINGS: tel: 052 665 020
ONLINE: http://bgbileti.com/ http:// eventim.bg/ http://ticketsbg.com/ www.epaygo.bg
09.08
International Music Festival Varna Summer
SWAN LAKE
ballet in four acts by Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky
Choreography Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov
Edition Sergei Bobrov
Costumes and Scenography Asya Stoimenova
Conductor Martin Georgiev
Orchestra and Ballet of the State Opera Varna and soloists from the State Theatre for Opera and Ballet in Krasnoyarsk.
The brilliant history of the most loved ballet spectacle in the world began in 1895 on the stage of the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg. The innovative choreographic edition by Lev Ivanov recreated not only the movements of real birds, but it also expressed strong emotions like love, fear, pain and anxiety, the spectacle reached a new psychological depth. In his turn Marius Petipa staged the waltz, mazurka and the rest of the dances for the scene in the palace. Sergei Bobrov is chief artistic director of the State Theatre for Opera and Ballet in Krasnoyarsk and of the Varna ballet troupe. In his edition he introduces new elements which are related to the modern tendencies of classical dance.
Duration 2 hours, with one interval.
14.08
Remake of the 1996 Vidin Daskalov Spectacle
DIE CSÁRDÁSFÜRSTIN
operetta in three acts by Imre Kalman, libretto by Istvan Bekeffi and Dezso Keller
Conductor Tsvetan Krumov
Staging Vidin Daskalov
Director Aleksandar Mutafchiyski
Artists MariyaTrendafilova, Asya Stoimenova
Choreography Kalina Bogoeva, remake Gergana Karaivanova
VEYLERSHEIM – Vladislav Vladimirov
CECILIA – Boyka Vasileva
EDWIN – Emil Pavlov
STASI – Mariya Pavlova
BONI – Aleksandar Mutafchiyski
SYLVA – Ilina Mihaylova
ROHNSDORFF – Zakar Gostanyan
FERI – Lyudmil Petrov
NOTARY KIS – Anatoli Romanov
MISKA – Plamen Georgiev
The work of Imre Kalman is among the preferred titles in Varna. As early as 1923, only several years after its premiere, Aleksandar Naumov, Bandmaster of the Navy Brass Orchestra, and the music teacher Krum Mumdzhiev staged with the participation of amateurs the first production of the operetta. In 1957, under the conductorship of Emil Glavanakov, director Bohos Efeyan and artist Mariana Popova, the first production of Die Csárdásfürstin was accomplished by the professional Varna opera troupe. Since then the title is invariably part of the repertoire of State Opera Varna. The star of the National Music Theatre and director Aleksandar Mutafchiyski, born in Varna and loved by the Varna audience, is considered by the music critics as a praiseworthy successor of the unforgettable Vidin Daskalov (1929 – 2001), who realized the most successful production of Die Csárdásfürstin in 1996.
Duration 2:30 hours, with one interval. Performed in Bulgarian with titles in English and German.
17.08
International Music Festival Varna Summer
Premiere for Bulgaria
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN!
musical
Screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed, based on the classic Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Inc.
Music published by EMI, all rights administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
(Original Movie Choreography by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen)
Produced by Arrangement With Maurice Rosenfield, Lois F. Rosenfield and Cindy Pritzker, Inc.
Presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe)
With the special participation of Orlin Goranov and
Marian Bachev
Staging Boris Pankin
Conductor Stratsimir Pavlov
Choreography Boryana Sechanova, Mariana Krancheva
Scenography Ivan Tokadzhiev
Costumes Anna-Maria Tokadzhievea
Multimedia Bureau for Spatial Solutions
The greatest film-musical of all times!
At the basis of the musical is the film comedy, directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanly Donen, with the participation of Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds. The film, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, presents Hollywood at the end of 1920s, when the era of the silent films is at its end. Today it has the status of a legend, topping the list of the American Film Institute of the Greatest Movie Comedies and ranks as the fifth-greatest American picture of all time. Singing in the Rain in its stage version, created by Broadway legends Betty Comden and Adolph Green, who also created the screenplay and are Oscar-winners, is equal to the standard of the film original with the great advantage that it happens live.
Duration two hours, with one interval. Performed in Bulgarian with titles in English.
21.08
International Music Festival Varna Summer
Premiere for Varna
ZORRO
musical
Book and Lyrics Stephen Clark
Music The Gipsy Kings
Original Story Stephen Clark and Helen Edmundson
Co-Composer and Adaptor John Cameron
Executive Producers: John Gerz, Adam Kenwright and Isabel Allende
Presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe)
Staging Petko Bonev
Conductor Stratsimir Pavlov
Choreography Stanislava Tomova
Stage fight Nikolay Derivolkov
Scenography and Costumes Asya Stoimenova
3D Мapping Polina Gerasimova
Translation Lilia Boneva
In the leading roles:
DIEGO DE LA VEGA (ZORRO) – VelinMihaylov, NeychoPetrov, NikolayDimitrov
LUISA PULIDO – IlinaMihaylova, MariyaPavlova, SofiaRuhova-Lulcheva
RAMON – KaloyanLulchev
INEZ – LiliyaIlieva, AntoanelaPetrova, KalinaZhekova
This legendary story about the fight of good against evil was an enduring inspiration for Gipsy Kings, the additional orchestrations, compositions and arrangements of John Cameron and the text of Stephen Clark, based on the famous novel of Isabel Allende El Zorro: Comienza la leyenda. The musical recreates the dramatic tale about the romantic hero Zorro in extraordinary singing and acting embodiments, spectacular fights with swords and incredible stunts – all this wrapped in the authentic colors of the traditional flamenco.
Duration 2 hours, with one interval. Performed in English with titles in Bulgarian.
20.08
La traviata
opera in three acts, 4 scenes by Giuseppe Verdi
libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils La Dame aux Camelias
Conductor Paolo Olmi
Director, Scenographer and Costume Designer Kuzman Popov
Choirmaster Tsvetan Krumov
Ballet-master Zhelka Tabakova
In the leading role:
VIOLETTA – Ilina Mihaylova
ALFREDO GERMONT – Ivan Momirov
GIORGIO GERMONT – Plamen Dimitrov
“The story of Violetta Valery is true to the reality of the historical time when it happens, rising to the tragic ballad of the tragic love. Marie Duplessis, Marguerite Gautier, Giuseppina Strepponi or Violetta Valery – does it matter which of them? – the story is about the one who calls herself “traviata’, i.e. the derailed, astray the right path, but who cherishes deep in her heart ‘a tender longing for happiness’. The story is about a night moth, marked by death, who in the noisy ecstasy of conquered Paris is dreaming of true love, aware that this is ‘Insanity!’ And… chooses insanity! Paradox…” Kuzman Popov – director
Duration 2:45 hours, with one interval. Performed in Italian with titles in Bulgarian and English.
23.08
OPERA GALA
concert-spectacle
Conductors Borislav Ivanov
With the special participation of Fabio Armiliato
Director Kuzman Popov
Orchestra, Choir and Ballet of State Opera Varna
Fabio Armiliato is one of the leading tenors on the international music stage. Critics and audiences highly assess his voice in the upper register, his musicality and artistic achievements. He was born in Genoa, where he graduated from the Niccolo Paganini Conservatory. He has participated in productions of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, La Scalla in Milan, the Paris Opera, the Wiener Staatsoper and others. He is especially impressive when performing the roles of Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca. Fabio Armiliato is also one of leading actors in the Woody Alan film To Rome with Love.
Duration 2 hours with one interval.
BALLET IN BANSKO 2018
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“N. Y. Vaptsarov” Community Center
Beginning 18.00
The Nutcracker 4.01
Swan Lake 5.01
The Poorly Guarded Girl 6.01
For a fourth year in a row the citizens and guests of the large ski center will be able to combine the emotions of the winter sports with the gracefulness of the classical dance. From 4 to 6 January, every evening at 18.00, on the stage of “Nikola Y. Vaptsarov” Community Center the ballet troupe of the Varna Opera together with guest-soloists of the Kremlin Ballet in Moscow will present hallmark examples of the dance art.
THE NUTCRACKER by Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky is a fairy-tale ballet in two acts after the story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann. The plot tells of little Marie who is dreaming of a real Christmas gift, but instead she gets a nutcracker in the form of a soldier in a beautiful uniform. Still, the dream comes true – the dream takes Marie to a magic kingdom where she dances in the arms of her Nutcracker Prince. She experiences wonderful adventures, meeting a king and a queen, mice and a whole army of lead soldiers. Her dolls show fascinating dances from Spain, China, Russia, France, and finally all spin around in a happy final waltz. PHOTO
THE POORLY GUARDED GIRL by Ludwig Hertel is one of the first classical ballet works. It will be presented in a new choreographic edition by the soloist of the Bolshoy Theater Sergei Antonov. The premiere of the work was in the remote 1789 in Bordeaux, France, and since then it has been one of the most preferred titles. The plot tells of the love between Lise and Colas which is threatened by the mean intentions of the mother of the girl – Marcelina, who wants to arrange a marriage of convenience for her. Slowly and imperceptibly the feelings between the two young people get strengthened and overcome the dishonest plan of the mother, who turns out to be forced to give her blessing. In his version Sergei Antonov adds new personages: the Gypsy woman who tells the fortune to Lise and Colas, predicting them the future wedding, and Marcelina, Lise’s mother. The ballet is developed on the basis of the classical dance, but it contains lots of comic and play-like situations, which makes it attractive to wide audiences of all ages. photo
SWAN LAKE with the genius music by P. I. Tchaikovsky is the most significant ballet work in the world, a symbol of the classical ballet. At the basis of the plot is an old German legend about the beautiful princess Odette, turned into a swan by the evil magician Rothbart. The Varna production retains the classical interpretation of the ballet with its lyrical charm and liveliness, where music and dance are in harmony. PHOTO
Tickets are 40 leva for adults and 20 leva for children. Tickets can be bought at the ticket office of “N. Y. Vaptsarov” Community Center, booked at telephone +359 878 662 364; +359 888 745 689 or online in the net www.eventim.bg
OPERA IN THE SUMMER THEATER - Varna 2017 - Special edition of "Programata"
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OPERA IN THE SUMMER THEATER - Varna 2017
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COMING SOON - OPERA IN THE SUMMER THEATER
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THEATER&MUSIC PRODUCTION CENTER-VARNA
STATE OPERA VARNA
70th ARTISTIC SEASON
Home 21:00
22:06 CATS musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber
29.06 The Three Musketeers musical by Maxim Dunaevski
04.07 Lucia di Lammermoor opera by Gaetano Donizetti
07.07 ATILA opera by Giuseppe Verdi
14.07 Don Quixote ballet by Ludwig Minkus
17.07 BALLET GALA-CONCERT guest soloists from the State Theater of Opera and Ballet - Krasnoyarsk (Russia)
19.07 CARMEN opera by Georges Bizet
24.07 THE Count of Monte Cristo musical by Yves Dessca
29.07 AIDA opera by Giuseppe Verdi
09.08 MANON LESKO opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini
14.08 CATS musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber
17.08 Lucia di Lammermoor opera by Gaetano Donizetti
19.08 ATILA opera by Giuseppe Verdi
22.08 Three Musketeers musical by Maxim Dunaevski
24.08 OPERA GALA
29.08 Shakespeare in Love romantic drama by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
Ticket office: Monday-Friday 9:30 - 13:30 and 14:30 - 20:00; Saturday 10:00-13:30 and 14:30-19:00; Sunday 11:00 - 16:00, tel. +359 52 665 022, www.operavarna.com
RESERVATIONS: tel. +359 52 665 020
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EASTER 2017
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WORKING TIME OF OPERA VARNA TICKET OFFICE
14th April Friday 11:00-16:00
15th April Saturday Holiday
16th April Sunday Holiday
17th April Monday 11:00-16:00
APRIL & MAY 2017
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MAMMA MIAMusical based on the songs of ABBA Cast performers from Varna Children's Opera |
20.0419:00 - 21:30 |
MADAME BUTTERFLYan opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini
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22.0417:00 - 19:00 |
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOATa musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice |
24. 0419:00 - 21:40 |
LA TRAVIATAan opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set |
27. 0419:00 - 21:00 |
BEETHOVEN, HUMMEL, BIZETSymphony concert Conductor Hristo Pavlov, Anna Furnadzhieva - violin, Todor Petrov - piano Beethoven - Overture "Prometheus" Y.Humel - Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra, Op. 17, Zh.Bize - Symphony №1 |
29.0416:00 - 17:15 |
SCENE ROTONDOVocal concert by artists from the State Opera - Varna |
29.0419:00 - 20:45 |
BALLET GALAWith the special participation of Saori Koike and Yegor Motuzov - soloists of the Kremlin Ballet Fragments of "Swan Lake" by Tchaikovsky, "La Bayadere" by Minkus and others. |
03.0519:00 - 21:45 |
IL TROVATOREan opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi |
04.0519:00 - 21:00 |
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODYWith songs of "Queen" |
05.0519:00 - 21:30 |
THE BARBER OF SEVILLEan opera by Gioachino Rossini |
12.0519:00 - 20:30 |
UPGRADE MARGI HRANOVABulgarian timeless songs |
15.0519:00 - 20:30 |
MATRYOSHKAPerformance on themes of Russian folk music, Pushkin, Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky |
19.0519:00 - 21:45 |
RIGOLETTOan opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi |
22.0519:00 - 22:00 |
DIE CSÁRDÁSFÜRSTINan operetta by Imre Kalman |
26.0519:00 - 22:00 |
LA BOHEMEan opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini |
27.0516:00 - 17:15 |
SCENE ROTONDOVocal concert by artists from the State Opera - Varna |
30.0519:00 - 21:30 |
NORMAa lyrical tragedy in two acts (four scenes) by Vincenzo Bellini |
Ballet in Bansko 2017 05-10.01.2017
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Patron of the event is the Mayor Mr. Georgi Ikonomov
BALLET OF THE STATE OPERA VARNA
05, 06.01. Community Center “N.Vaptsarov” 18:00
With the special participation of Saori Koike prima ballerina of the Kremlin Ballet
The NUTCRACKER
A fairy-tale ballet in two acts, choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Music by Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky, based on the tale by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King”
Welcoming Father Christmas and giving gifts
Choreography Sergei Bobrov
Assistant-choreographers Olesya Aldonina, Demid Zikov, Natalia Bobrova
Ballet pedagogue Svetlana Tonsheva
Coach Gergana Karaivanova
Assistant coach Radoslava Kareeve
Assistant-director Iliana Atanasova
Roles and performers
Marie – Saori Koike, Prima ballerina of the Kremlin Ballet
Nutcracker Prince – Pavl Kirchev
Drosselmeyer – Rumen Stefanov
Fritz – Marie’s brother – Elena Dimitrova
Mechanical Dolls – characters from “The Story of the Hard Nut”
King – Denko Stoyanov
Queen – Gergana Karaivanova
Princess Pirlipat, their daughter – Ekaterina Shopova
Mouse King – Nikolay Dimitrov
Characters living in the fantasy dream of Marie
Nutcracker Soldier leading an army of tin soldiers – Martin Chikalov
Queen Mishilda – Rumen Stefanov
Little Mouse – Elena Dimitrova
Spanish dance – Silviya Hristova, Martin Chikalov, Salvatore Laudini
Eastern dance – Lili Georgieva, Galina Velikova, Mona Hristova, Adelina Boyadzhieva, Ekaterina Shopova
Chinese dance – Galina Velcheva, Martin Chikalov, Daniel Hristov
Russian dance – Yurika Aoke, Nikolay Dimitrov
French dance (Pastoral) – Sandra Dotova, Elena Dimitrova, Iliana Trifonova
Mamasha Zhigon – Rumen Stefanov, Paola Mateeva, Adelina Boyadzhieva, Ekaterina Shopova, Antoana Petrova
The story tells of little Marie who dreams of a real Christmas present, but instead she gets a nutcracker in the form of a soldier in a beautiful uniform. The dream come true after all – while sleeping Marie is in a magic kingdom where she dances in the arms of her Prince Nutcracker. She experiences wonderful adventures, meets a king and a queen, mice and a whole army of tin soldiers. Her dolls show charming dances from Spain, China, Russia, France, and at the end they all dance a happy final waltz.
Sales and Booking Tickets +359 885 412 525; e-mail: dramaoperavarna@gmail.com
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08.01. Community Center “N.Vaptsarov” 18:00
10.01. Community Center “N.Vaptsarov” 18:00
With the special participation of Yegor Motuzov, soloist of the Kremlin Ballet
Don Quixote
Ballet to music by Ludwig Minkus
Choreography Sergei Bobrov
Artist Kristina Fyodorova
DON QUIXOTE – Rumen Stefanov
KITRI – Urika Aoki – debut
BASILIO – Yegor Motuzov – premier soloist with the Kremlin Ballet
SANCHO PANZA – Daniel Hristov
LORENZO, INNKEEPER – Denko Stoyanov
STREET DANCER – Galina Velcheva
ESPADA, TOREADOR – Pavel Kirchev
JUANITA AND CICALIA – Elena Dimitrova, Mona Hristova
GAMACHE – Nikolay Dimitrov
GYPSY WOMAN – Iliyana Bozhkova
MERCEDES – Galina Velcheva
GIGA – Antoana Petrova, Martin Chikalov, Salvatore Laudini, Daniel Hristov
Since its first performance in 1869 at the Moscow Bolshoi Theater till now Don Quixote has been among the most popular paragons of classical dance. In it the dialogue between the Spanish folk dance art and classical ballet techniques reach its climax.
The production is the result of the creative cooperation with the State Theater for Opera and Ballet in Krasnoyarsk. Choreographer Sergei Bobrov has largely contributed to that cooperation.
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09.01. Community Center “N.Vaptsarov” 18:00
With the special participation of Saori Koike and Yegor Motuzov, soloists of the Kremlin Ballet
GISELLE
a ballet to music by Adolphe Adam
Staging and Choreography Sergey Bobrov – Honored Artist of Russia
GISELLE Saori Koike
ALBRECHT Yegor Motuzov
MYRTHA Galina Velcheva
HILARION Martin Chikalov
WILFRED Anton Ivanov – guest-performer
A PAIR OF WILIS Galina Velikova and Mona Hristova
THE DUKE Rumen Stefanov
BATHILDE Lilyana Georgieva
BERTA Gergana Georgieva
Here the famous ballet is a choreographic interpretation of Sergei Bobrov, honored artist of Russia. The romantic love between Giselle and Albrecht overcomes the boundary between life and death. The Varna ballet artists recreate this eternal story, led by assistant-choreographers Olesya Aldonina, Demid Zikov and the coach of the Bolshoi Theater Sergei Antonov. They do it with beauty and gracefulness which are characteristic of the great ballet art.
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