OPERA OPEN 2022
A DIFFERENT WORLD
19 June, 9 pm
CHILDREN’S CHOIR OF BULGARIA – A CONCERT FOR PEACE
conductor Slavil Dimitrov
A musical event with more than 450 children from all over Bulgaria will send their message for peace through song together with the Orchestra and soloists of Opera Plovdiv.
26 June & 13 July, 9 pm,
ANNA KARENINA – a ballet production with music by Tchaikovksyconductor Dian Tchobanov
choreographer Leo Mujic
with Marta Petkova, Nikola Hadzhitanev, Emil Yordanov
Ballet and orchestra of Opera Plovdiv
Tolstoy's literary masterpiece and Tchaikovsky's ingenious music meet the imagination of a great choreographer-interpreter Leo Mujic . The ballet unfolds against the background of some of the most beautiful fragments of the composer's symphonies and his Violin Concerto performed by the virtuoso Liya Petrova and the Orchestra of Opera Plovdiv.
1 July, 2 July, 9 pm
ORFEO ED EURIDICE – Gluck
conductor Luciano Di Martino
director, designer and choreographer Stefano Poda
with Antonio Giovaninni, Maria Radoeva, Svetlana Ivanova
orchestra, choir and ballet of Opera Plovdiv
A performance by the genius director, artist, and choreographer Stefano Poda with an unprecedented scale and originality scenography, inspired by the rich cultural heritage of the Thracians and the lands of Orpheus.
7 July, 9 pm
DON GIOVANNI – Mozart
conductor – Dian Tchobanov
director – Michal Znaniecki
Rafal Olbinski's surrealist paintings and Michal Znaniecki's provocative directing transform the Ancient Theater into a luxury resort, where the immoral Don Giovanni sows ruin and devastation in the lives of those around him until judgment comes.
23 July, 9 pm
NABUCCO – Verdi
conductor
director Nina Naydenova
A parable about the power of Faith in which the famous chorus of the enslaved Jews sounds today more relevant than ever against the background of world turmoil. Impressive visuals will recreate the devastation of the biblical epic and the triumph of Light afterwards.
24 August, 8:30 pm
TOSCA – Puccini
conductor Luciano Di Martino
director Ursula Horner
soloists Tanya Ivanova, Jose Cura, Carlos Almaguer
A dramatic story of jealousy, passion, murder and politics that unfolds against the backdrop of a huge fallen angel mourning the fate of humanity.
26 August, 8:30 pm
THE VOICE OF KAMEN – a gala concert of the laureates of the international competition for young tenors
An opportunity for young tenors from all over the world to transcend the message of devotion and honesty towards Art, that was so important to one exceptional tenor Kamen Chanev. A tenor, who is part of the most valuable history of the Opera world.
2 Sept & 3 Sept, 8:30 pm
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR – Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
conductor – Konstantin Dobroykov
director – Veselka Kuncheva
soloists, choir, ballet and orchestra of Opera Plovdiv
The legendary musical about the last days of Jesus and his clash with Judas, transferred to a gloomy post-apocalyptic future in which disbelieving humanity seeks its Messiah again.
14 Sept, 8 pm
MARIA DE BUENOS AIRES – Piazzolla
conductor Konstantin Dobroykov
director Veselka Kuncheva
special appearance by Lucy Dyakovska
soloists, choir, ballet and orchestra of Opera Plovdiv
A surrealist opera - a fusion of tango, poetry and classical music, telling about tango nuevo as a way of life and also as self-expression, redemption and salvation.
ONLINE TICKETS FOR OPERA OPEN 2022 AT THE ANCIENT THEATRE HERE
A project of State Opera Plovdiv, part of the LEGACY programme of Plovdiv - European Capital of Culture.
