program June 24, Friday, 21:00 – 23:30
Turandot
An opera by Giacomo Puccini June 28, Tuesday, 21:00 – 24:00, World Premiere – International Music Festival Varna Summer
The Count of Monte Cristo
A musical by Yves Dessca based on the novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas July 2, Saturday, 21:00 – 23:30, Premiere – International Music Festival Varna Summer
La Boheme
An opera by Giacomo Puccini July 11, Monday, 21:00 – 23:00, Premiere – International Music Festival Varna Summer
Don Quixote
A ballet to music by Ludwig Minkus July 12, Tuesday, 21:00 – 22:30
Ballet Gala – Concert
Soloists from the Bolshoi Theater and Theater for Opera and Ballet – Krasnoyarsk (Russia) August 11, Thursday, 21:00 – 23:45, Premiere – International Music Festival Varna Summer
Boris Godunov
An opera by Modest Mussorgsky August 13, Saturday, 21:00 – 23:45, Premiere
La Forza Del Destino An opera by Giuseppe Verdi
August 17, Wednesday, 21:00 – 23:00
Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat A musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice August 20, Saturday, 21:00 – 23:30
Bulgarians of Olden Days An operetta by Asen Karastoyanov
August 22, Monday, 21:00 – 23:45, Premiere – International Music Festival Varna Summer
Norma
An opera by Vincenzo Bellini August 25, Thursday, 21:00 – 23:00
Opera Gala – Anniversary of Borislav Ivanov
the Sea Garden the Guard Orchestra performed the Solemn March and music to the play Dream Play by August Strindberg. Conductors were the authors Dobri Hristov and Pancho Vladigerov. These performances mark the beginning of the People’s Summer Music Festivities.
Daniela Dimova
Today, after 90 years, the Summer Theater in the Sea Garden again welcomes and hosts the fine musical and dance arts. For the first time after a long period of silence, a Bulgarian musicalperforming work of art – the operetta Bulgarians of Olden Days – is presented, a deserved gesture of reverence to the founders of the first Bulgarian music festival. The world premiere of the musical The Count of Monte Cristo, via the outstanding destiny of one of the most beloved novel characters, brings life to the eternal idea of humanism and justice.
90 years ago Varna sent impressive messages to the world in terms of economic and cultural communication. On July 12, 1926, Mayor of Varna Petar Stoyanov said at the opening ceremony of the newly-built Sea Baths: “Let us together make Varna a truly resort complex which endows people with health and life.” On July 23 the same year in
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We have not forgotten our traditional admirers who look forward to exciting encounters with classical works. The opera and ballet masterpieces Turandot, La boheme, Boris Godunov, La forza de destino and Norma, Don Quixote, and the Gala concerts are a multi-color bunch of flowers of creative achievements of authors and talented world-renowned performers. I wish you exciting meetings with brilliant artistic worlds at Opera in the Summer Theater 2016!
Daniela Dimova Manager of Theater&Music Production Center Varna
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Turandot
24.06.
A lyrical drama in three acts (five scenes) by Giacomo Puccini
Friday
To a libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni based on the play of the same title by Carlo Gozzi Dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the birth of Ghena Dimitrova and the 90th anniversary of the first performance of the opera in La Scala in Milan
21:00 – 23:30
Conductor: Grigor Palikarov Director: Kuzman Popov Scenography: Radostin
Chomakov
Costumes: Tsvetanka
Petkova-Stoynova
Choreography: Rumyana
Malcheva
Choir conductor: Stefan
Boyadzhiev
Starring: Turandot: Dimitrinka Raycheva Emperor: Stoyan Findzhikov Timur: Deyan Vachkov Calaf: Valery Georgiev Ghena Dimitrova in Turandot – Varna, 1994
Liu: Ilina Mihaylova Ping: Ventseslav Anastasov Pang: Momchil Karaivanov Pong: Plamen Dolapchiev Mandarin: Svilen Nikolov With the participation of Varna’s
Children-Youth Opera – conductor Gancho Ganchev
The opera was created after the play of the same title by Carlo Gozzi. The Chinese fairy-tale-like story inspired Giacomo Puccini to create his last work. As he wished, after his death the opera was finished by his student Franco Alfano, using his sketches. The premiere of the Varna production was on August 3, 1994, starring great Ghena Dimitrova. The spectacle honors her 75th anniversary and the 90th anniversary of the first performance of Puccini’s work in La Scala in Milan. The role of the Chinese princess will be performed by talented soprano Dimitrinka Raycheva.
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28.06. Tuesday 21:00 – 23:30
Director: Petko Bonev Conductor: Stratsimir Pavlov Choreography: Svetlin Ivelinov, Antoineta Aleksieva Scenography and costumes:
Asya Stoimenova
3D Mapping: Polina Gerasimova Choirmaster: Stefan Boyadzhiev Starring: Alexandre Dumas: Milen Ivanov Edmond Dantes: Boris Lukov Count of Monte Cristo:
Dimitar Markov
The Count of Monte Cristo A musical by Yves Dessca based on the novel by Alexadre Dumas
Yves Dessca is the author of the hits of the 1970s in the repertoire of Severine – Un banc, un arbre, une rue, which won the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, Vicky Leandros – Apres toi, which won the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest, Michel Sardou – La Maladie d’Amour, Jacques Dutronc – Gentleman cambrioleur. 60 million recordings of his compositions and productions were sold all over the world. He has been awarded many prestigious prizes, including the award given by Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI). During the 1980s he was part of the managing body of the USA TV Channel CBS. As a producer for the Italian Television he promoted the first production of The Three Tenors – Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras during the FIFA World Cup in Italy in 1990. This spectacle equally features singing and dancing arts, combined with modern technological and scenographic solutions by 3D Mapping. Chateau d’If is alive with the dynamic captivating plot created by Alexandre Dumas. Edmond Dantes on the Rock, a poster by Paul Gavarni - 1846
Under the patronage of the Mayor of Varna Ivan Portnih
World Premiere International Music Festival Varna Summer
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Premiere International Music Festival Varna Summer
La Boheme An opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini To a libretto by Luigi Illica and Guiseppe Giacosa
02.07. Saturday 21:00 – 23:30
Conductor: Stefano Seghedoni Director: Maria Elena Mexia Scenography: Carmen
Kostanyon
Costumes: Steve Almerigi
Tsvetelina Vasileva in Adriana Lecouvreur, Varna, 2015
Choirmaster: Stefan Boyadzhiev Starring: Mimi: Tsvetelina Vasileva Rodolfo: Petar Kostov Marcello: Svilen Nikolov Schaunard: Plamen Dimitrov Musetta: Irina Zhekova Colline: Evgeniy Stanimirov
The staging team specially adapted the new production for the conditions in the Varna Summer Theater. Maria Elena Mexia, besides being a scenographer and director of productions in Greece, Italy, Spain and Ecuador, is the author of documentary films about the La Scala in Milan and Renata Tebaldi. Stefano Seghedoni has worked with Mirella Fregni, Placido Domingo, Nikolay Gyaurov, Nicola Martinucci and others. He has taught at Accademia Verdi – Toscanini in Parma, Accademia Opera Festival in Bologna, Modena Conservatory. Since 2012 he has been permanent guest-conductor with the Varna State opera. With the cast of the Varna Opera he has conducted fragments of La boheme in concert performance. Tsvetelina Vasileva debuted on the Varna stage in 1994 in the role of Liu in Turandot with Ghena Dimitrova. Her international career started in San Francisco. After that she was invited to perform at the Theater Royal Covent Garden, Toronto, Metropolitan Opera, New York and others. The New York Times especially noted her great and passionate performance of Yaroslavna in the opera Prince Igor.
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11.07.
Premiere International Music Festival Varna Summer
Monday
Don Quixote
21:00 – 23:00
A ballet to music by Ludwig Minkus, based on the novel by Miguel de Cervantes
Choreography: Sergei Bobrov
(honored artist of Russia)
Artist: Kristina Fyodorova Conductor: Viliana Valcheva With the participation of: T he ballet of the Varna State
Don Quixote – production of the State Theater for Opera and Ballet – Krasnoyarsk
Opera, soloists of the State Theater for Opera and Ballet – Krasnoyarsk (Russia)
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Since its first performance in 1869 at the Moscow Bolshoi Theater till now Don Quixote has been among the most popular models of classical dance. In it the dialogue between the Spanish folk dance art and the classical ballet movements reaches a spectacular climax. The premiere is a natural introduction to the upcoming International Ballet Competition 2016 from 15 to 30 July, which will gather the best of the ballet world in Varna. Choreographer Sergei Bobrov invited leading soloists of State Theater for Opera and Ballet – Krasnoyarsk and the Varna State Opera.
12.07. Tuesday 21:00 – 22:30
Elena Andriyenko
Ballet Gala
With the participation of: E lena Andriyenko from the
Bolshoi Theater, soloists from the Theater for Opera and Ballet – Krasnoyarsk (Russia) and Varna State Opera
Elena Andriyenko finished the Kiev Choreography School. She continued her education in Moscow taught by Sofia Golovkina. In 1991 she joined the troupe of the Bolshoi Theater. Her diverse repertoire contains lyrical, romantic, comic and grotesque roles. Critics noted that her uniqueness is the original strength of her character combined with elegant femininity. Elena Andriyenko was the first performer of Swan-Princess in the premiere spectacle of Swan Lake, whose choreographer – Vladimir Vasiliev is the only winner of the Grand Prix of the International Ballet Competition – Varna.
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Premiere International Music Festival Varna Summer
Thursday
Boris Godunov
21:00 – 23:45
A musical drama in four acts and a prologue by Modest Mussorgsky To a libretto by Modest Mussorgsky, based on the tragedy of the same name by Pushkin and historical texts by Nikolay Karamzin
Carlo Colombara chose to debut in the token role of the bass repertoire in Varna. Born in Bologna. In 1984, he won the competition Riccardo Stracciari in Bologna. In 1989 at the young age of 25, he debuted in La Scala – the Prince of Bouillon in Adriana Lecouvreur. There followed roles with Riccardo Muti, Lorin Maazel and other famous conductors in the State Palace of Kremlin, Vienna State Opera, Metropolitan in New York, Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Grand Opera in Paris, Covent Garden in London, Arena di Verona. In 1997 he played Timur in the spectacular production of Turandot in the Forbidden City in Beijing, conducted by Zubin Mehta. So far he has performed the role of Boris Godunov only in concert performances and in recordings, conducted by Vladimir Gyaurov and with Mariyana Pencheva. Conductor: Yordan Kamdzhalov
Starring:
Director and scenography:
Boris Godunov: Carlo
Pimen: Evgeniy Stanimirov
Fyodor: Yanko Stanev
Angel Hristov
Nikitich: Lyudmil Petrov
Kseniya: Irina Zhekova
Innkeeper: Boyka Vasileva
Mityukha: Petar Genov
Kseniya’s nurse: Silviya Angelova
The Pretender: Arseniy Arsov
Patriarch Job: Plamen Georgiev
Prince Shuysky: Valery Georgiev
Varlaam: Geo Chobanov
Shchelkalov: Svilen Nikolov
Misail: Hristo Ganevski
Plamen Kartalov
Costumes: Marta Mironska,
Stanka Vauda
Choirmaster: Stefan Boyadzhiev
Colombara
Dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Nikola Gyuzelev
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Old Man (Pimen’s double):
The Yurodiviy: Plamen
Dolapchiev
Under the patronage of the Mayor of Varna Ivan Portnih
Carlo Colombara in Don Carlos – Varna, 2015
11.08.
Premiere International Music Festival Varna Summer
La Forza Del Destino An opera in four acts (eight scenes) by Giuseppe Verdi To a libretto by Francesco Piave
13.08. Saturday 21:00 – 23:45
The spectacle is a co-production with the Macedonian Theater for Opera and Ballet. During his career of more than 20 years Marco Boemi has worked with Rayna Kabaivanska, Renato Bruson, Katia Ricciarelli, Elena Obraztsova and others. He has had CDs for Decca, Universal, Philips and TDK. Among his performances are concerts with Luciano Pavarotti and Celine Dion, with Anna Netrebko in Kazan, Turandot in Bogota, Pagliacci in Helsinki, and Il trovatore in Treviso, La traviata in Verona, Don Pasquale in Helsinki, Don Quixote and the Berlioz Gala in Sao Paulo, Aida in Seoul and The Queen of Spades at the Chaliapin Festival. Daria Masiero and Carlo Colombara successfully performed the duet of Padre Guardiano and Leonora in a concert program during the IMF Varna Summer 2015. Conductor: Marco Boemi Director: Deyan Proshev Scenography: Zivojin Trajanovic
Starring:
Choirmaster: Stefan
Daria Masiero
Georgieva-Karaivanova
Boyadzhiev
Leonora di Vargas:
Don Carlo di Vargas:
Padre Guardiano: Carlo
Don Alvaro: Kaludi Kaludov
Colombara
Ventseslav Anastassov
Daria Masiero and Carlo Colombara - International Music festival Varna Summer 2015
Costumes: Kina Petrova
Choreography: Gergana
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17.08. Wendsday 21:00 – 23:00
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat A musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Andrew Lloyd Webber is one of the most famous composers of the end of 20th century due to his successful productions which have been played for decades in New York and London. Many of the songs, such as I Don’t Know How to Love Him from Jesus Christ Superstar, Don’t Cry For Me, Argentina from Evita, Memory from Cats and The Music of the Night from The Phantom of the Opera are popular hits, living their own scenic lives. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is one of his earliest works. Director Prof. Svetozar Donev emphasizes in his message that young people should fight for their dreams and benevolently forgive the mistakes of their fellow people because this is the best way to be happy.
A scene from the production – Varna, 2016
According to choreographer Svetlin Ivelinov, the story of Joseph corresponds to all epochs. This is why, just like people today, the artists dance rock, tango, country and street dance. There are stylized elements in the dances, taking us to Ancient Egypt and the biblical epoch. The permanent charm of the work lies in this perpetual search for the parallel between the biblical and the contemporary conceptions of the world via the same characters.
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Director: Svetozar Donev Conductor: Stratsimir Pavlov Artist: Ivan Tokadzhiev Choreography: Svetlin Ivelinov Choir conductor: Stefan
Boyadzhiev
Second unit director:
Srebrina Sokolova
Photographer: Rossen Donev Starring: Joseph: Bogomil Spirov Storyteller: Ina Petrova
20.08.
Bulgarians of Olden Days
Saturday 21:00 – 23:30
A scene from the production – Varna, 2016
An operetta by Asen Karastoyanov Libretto by Kosta Raynov
Director Nikolay Aprilov: ”Due to its diversity of expressive means, uniting music and theater in a wonderful way, Bulgarians of Olden Days is the most popular and enthusiastically received Bulgarian operetta. This is because of the characters, their spirits and their aspirations to freedom. It is not only the physical freedom, but the spiritual freedom as well because this is the eternal conflict between Gradfather Liben and Hadzhi Gencho. Moreover, it is because of the splendid music – so Bulgarian in sound, the embroideries and the costumes, because of everything which is in our DNA.”
Director: Nikolay Aprilov
Choreography: Gergana
Conductor: Stefan Boyadzhiev
Georgieva-Karaivanova, Radoslav Ivanov
Scenography: Atanas Velyanov
Choir conductor: Stefan
Costumes: Dilyana Parvanova
Starring: Grandfather Liben:
Stefan Ryadkov
Hadzhi Gencho: Plamen
Georgiev
Boyadzhiev
Computer design and effects: Venelin
With the special participation of Folk Ensemble Odesos of MIA – Varna
Milanov, Anton Zlatinov
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22.08.
Premiere International Music Festival Varna Summer
Monday
Norma
21:00 – 23:45
A lyrical tragedy in two acts (four scenes) by Vincenzo Bellini To a libretto by Felice Romani
Conductor: Viliana Valcheva
Starring:
Director and scenography: Kuzman Popov
Norma: Daria Masiero
Pollione: Boris Lukov
Costumes: Asya Stoimenova
Adalgisa: Daniela Dyakova
Clotilde: Boyka Vassileva
Choir conductor: Stefan Boyadzhiev
Oroveso: Evgeniy Stanimirov
Flavio: Plamen Dolapchiev
Under the patronage of Irena Sokolova, Deputy Chairperson of the Culture and Media Committee of the 43th National Assembly
Daria Masiero
Soprano Daria Masiero fell in love with the opera when she was only six years old after she heard Tosca. She graduated with honors from the Conservatory in Alexandria. Later she took courses at the La Scala Academy in Milan. She also performed in Turin, Genoa, Palermo, Nice, Dublin, Barcelona, Melbourne, Seoul, Beijing, Tokyo, Bogota, Sydney, Prague. Besides Norma, she likes singing in Puccini’s operas – La Boheme, Gianni Schicchi, Turandot, Tosca, Madame Butterfly, in Verdi’s operas – Otello, Nabucco, La Traviata, Don Carlos, Il Trovatore, Aida, Macbeth, Un ballo in maschera, Boito’s – Mefistofele, Pergolesi and Rossini’s – Stabat Mater, Mozart’s – Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, Requiem, Gluck’s – Orpheus and Eurydice, Leoncavallo’s – Pagliacci, Cilea’s – Arlesiana, Adriana Lecouvreur, Tchaikovsky’s – Eugene Onegin.
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Opera Gala Anniversary of Borislav Ivanov
25.08. Thursday 21:00 – 23:00
Borislav Ivanov graduated from the State Music Academy in Choir Conducting in the class of Prof. Georgi Dimitrov, and Orchestra Conducting in the class of Prof. Vladi Simeonov. He took courses in Berlin at Komishe Oper from Kurt Masur and at the Berlin Philharmonic from Herbert von Karajan. During his specialization he was invited to be chief conductor and later chief musical director of the German Symphony Orchestra in Berlin. In the course of 40 years he conducted over 700 concerts in the famous hall of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. The beginning of his professional career in Bulgaria is related to the Varna Opera. In the period 1975 – 1979 he was director, chief conductor of the Opera and director of the International Music Festival Varna summer. As director of the Plovdiv Opera during the 1980s, he created the Verdi Festival on the stage of the Roman Theater. In the period 2004 – 2007 he was director of the Sofia Opera and Ballet. He was chief musical director of the Opera in Ankara and deputy general musical director and first conductor of the Opera in Kassel, Germany. Since 2009 he has been artistic director of the Varna State Opera. He realized the first staged version in Bulgaria of Carmina Burana by Carl Orff. For his lifetime contribution to the art of music he has received numerous awards in Bulgaria, as well as a golden order from the Italian Government for merits to the Italian opera music and Cross of Merit to the culture of Germany – first degree. Director: Kuzman Popov Conductors: Borislav Ivanov, Viliana Valcheva, Selman Ada, Stefan Boyadzhiev With the participation of:
Borislav Ivanov
D imitrinka Raycheva, Irina Zhekova, Boyka Vassileva, Elena Chavdarova, Boris Lukov, Kamen Chanev, Kaludi Kaludov, Valery Georgiev, Orlin Goranov, Alexander Krunev, Ventseslav Anastasov, Mauro Augustin, Svilen Nikolov, Evgeniy Stanimirov
Orchestra, Choir and Ballet of the State Opera Varna
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