The fans of classical music will meet in Pravets between 12th and 16th July. Then the Mozart Feasts are held. This year’s the festival will be dedicated to several anniversaries – 10 years since the accession of Bulgaria to the EU, Claudio Monteverdi’s 450th birthday and the 220th birthday of Gaetano Donizetti, Franz Schubert, and Heinrich Heine. Ticket prices for the shows are between 20 leva /10 euro/ and 50 leva /25 euro/.
The official opening of the Mozart Feasts will be at 08.30 p.m. with the symphonic concert Together in Europe. Conducted by Nayden Todorov, violin soloist Wolfgang David from Austria, Tsvetelina Vasileva – soprano, Mariana Pencheva – mezzo-soprano, Kamen Chanev – tenor and Ivaylo Dzhurov – bass. In the program, you will hear Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven.
The second evening at 5 p.m. will mark the anniversary of the birth of Monteverdi and his contemporaries Michelangelo da Caravaca with the concert The Baroque Genius and the Lord of Light. The show will include Adreana Nikolova, Bozhena Ivanova, Quartessimo, Mila Ivanova, Elitsa Badjakova – Mladenova, Petrana Stoyanova and actors Silvia Lulcheva and Marius Donkin. The director is Hristo Simeonov. From 08.30 p.m. there is the show “Loving Mozart” or Don Giovanni – the puppeteer of the State Opera – Varna.
On July 14 at 5 p.m., the anniversary of Schubert and Heine is celebrated with Inspired in Notes and verse, again directed by Hristo Stoimenov. The music-ballet performance will be performed by Girginna Girginova, Ivo Yordanov, Boryana Lambreva, Trio Ardenza, Galina Koicheva, Konstantin Evtimov, Daniela Dikova, Anelia Dimitrova, Romina Slavova, Ivaylo Yanev, Stoyan Furtunov. From 08.30 p.m. you can go to The land of opera. The performance is the State Opera – Bourgas. The conductor is Ivan Kozhuharov, soloists Gabriela Georgieva, Yoanna Zhelezcheva, Simona Kodeva, Ivan Mimirov, Mihail Mihaylov, Ivo Yordanov and the accordion Ksenia Sidorova from Latvia.
On July 15, at 11 a.m., you can see Cinderella Ballet with Music by Sergey Prokofie. The spectacle is from the State Opera – Stara Zagora with the special participation of the Proto-Bulgarian Baga-Tur Survival School. The staging is by Alida Boneva and the libretto of Nikolay Volkov. At 5 p.m. is the show It’s our turn! of the director Hristo Simeonov. Nona Kostinkova, Mila Mihova, Dobrina Ikonomova, Emil Pavlov, Yvailo Yovchev, Ivaylo Ivanov will participate.
The National Ballet of Kosovo will perform Romeo and Juliet at 08.30 p.m. The ballet will be on the music of Gabriel Prokofiev. The choreographer is Darrell Toulon from Austria. Following is the Wedding – choreography, and libretto by Mehmet Balkan, Turkey. From 11 p.m. the Besame muco –tango and sangria are played with a pinch of jazz until dawn. Starting Dimitar Kossev, Martin Taschen, Milen Kukosharov, Anelia Kosseva, Anelia Dimitrova, Romina Slavova, Ivaylo, Yanev, Zlatomir Kolev. Director is Slavcho Nikolov.
On the last day of the festival, you can meet at 11 a.m. with Professor Blagovesta Karnobatlova. From 08.30 p.m. is the last performance in the program – Carmen of the State Opera – Stara Zagora. The work of George Bizet will be led by conductor David Kreshencia – Italy and director Agnjan Draganov. They include Sania Anastasia from Serbia, Dario di Vietri from Italy, Yure Pokchaj from Slovenia, Evgenia Ralcheva, Delyan Slavov, Dennis Ivanov, Yanitsa Nesheva, Nelly Necheva, Alexander Bratanov, Teodor Petkov. The soloists of the ballet are Anelia Dimitrova, Romina Slavova, Stanko Tanev.
