Opera Festival in Bansko

Opera Festival in Bansko

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Opera Festival in Bansko The gala evening will show young singers as well as unique performances of famous starts, like Bozhidar Nikolov. The Gala Concert will bring together both famous and young talented soloists who will perform popular opera arias and duets. The program of the Gala Concert includes popular opera duets and arias from operas ???Otello’, ???Carmen’, ???La Boheme’, ???The Magic Flute’, ???Rural Honor’, ???Rigoletto’ and others. %RIMG1The bold initiative of the Bansko Municipality and Bansko Tourist Association for an open-air opera festival was a great success in its first year. The Central Square ???Nikola Vaptsarov’ was filled with residents and guests of Bansko, who applauded the brilliant performance of Tosca by the Plovdiv State Opera. (Featuring Maestro Kaludi Kaludov, Professor Niko Isakov, Anna Ditri, conductor Deyan Pavlov). The second night of the festival brought together both popular singers and new young talent, who sang popular opera arias and duets. The organizer considered the event a huge success with over 3000 guests. The media gave significant attention to the first Opera Festival in Bansko. They wrote – ???Masters of operatic art gathered on stage in Bansko’, ???Bansko applauded after Toast of La Triviata’, ???Tourists from around the world have commented that they were pleasantly surprised by the professional hosting of the first opera festival in Bansko.’ and more. %LIMG2GALA CONCERT - PROGRAM I part • Overture in the opera ???The Power of Fate’ by G. Verdi performed by the orchestra of the Plovdiv State Opera. • Verses of The Toreador in the opera ???Carmen’ by G. Bizet performed by Avgust Metodiev; • Duet of Desdemona and Othello in the opera ???Othello’ – the first action performed by Eva Hertsigova and Bozhidar Nikolov; • Aria of Laureate in the opera ???Gianni Skiki’ by G. Puccini performed by Neda Atanasova; • Aria of Myuzeta in the opera ???La Boheme’ by G. Puccini performed by Eva Hertsigova; • Aria of Vasco da Gama in the opera ???Ebony’ by Maerber performed by Bozhidar Nikolov; II part • Intermezzo in the opera ???Rural Honor’ by P. Mascagni performed by the Plovdiv State Opera; • Aria of Santutsa in the opera ???Rural Honor’ by P. Mascagni performed by Yordanka Lyubenova; • Cavatina of Orontes in the opera ???Lombardi’ by G. Verdi performed by Georgi Mokriev; • Quartet in the opera ???Rigoletto’ by G. Verdi performed by Neda Atanasova, Yordanka Lyubenova, Bozhidar Nikolov and Niko Isakov; • Casta Diva in the opera ???Norma’ by V. Bellini performed by Tsvetelina Maldzhanska ; • Aria of Rigoletto in the opera ???Rigoletto’ by G. Verdi performed by Nikola Isakov ; • Habanera in the opera ???Carmen’ by G. Bizet performed by Yordanka Lyubenova; • Duet of Susanna and The Count in the opera ???The Marriage of Figaro’ by Mozart performed by Neda Atanasova and Avgust Metodiev; • La Donna e Mobile in the opera ???Rigoletto’ by G. Verdi performed by Bozhidar Nikolov, Georgi Mokriev, Plamen Ivanov; • Final of the concert: G. Verdi – Toast in the opera ???La Triviata’;