13 november 2024 "The Barber of Seville" Will Entertain The Audience At The Opera

A series of comic moments, dynamic stage action, cheerful emotions, contemporary satire presented in a super-fun way, and a tangible artistic bond of everyone on stage await the audience on November 15, Friday, at 7 p.m. on the stage of the State Opera - Burgas in the performance of "The Barber of Seville" by Gioacchino Rossini. Magnificent artists will reincarnate in fresh roles in one of the most entertaining productions of the Burgas Opera - with an intelligent sense of humor, personal charm, and gushing energy.

More than three years after the brilliant premiere /on October 8, 2021/, the new staging of Rossini's masterpiece "The Barber of Seville" directed by - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alexander Tekeliev, skillfully combined with the original scenographic and costume solutions of Denis Ivanov, continues to be a hit - with the ever-current themes, dizzying directorial techniques, avant-garde appearance, whirlwind artistic presence, a pinch of eroticism and guaranteed smiles. The modernized version of the opera continues to prove that the challenge of the new approach is accepted with understanding and is a sure way to get out of the comfort zone - to broaden one's horizons and enrich perceptions.

For the tenth time, the new interpretation of Rossini's masterpiece will be presented - as a fury of comic situations, fresh banter, sincere laughter, and references to contemporary reality, on the Burgas stage. With each performance, the production is enriched, and the artists add new psychological nuances to the images. One thing is unchangeable - everyone plays with visible pleasure and has fun with the catchy plot with elements of social satire. The artists manage to build a complete theatrical image of the performance, adding to the brilliant vocal performance a sense of all the ideas embedded in the staging decisions of Assoc. Prof. Tekeliev. "The Barber of Seville" on the Burgas stage is not only an opera - in its classical form - although nothing from Rossini's musical score has been changed, the result is a wonderful complex spectacle, bringing not only wild laughter but also a number of messages in the contemporary life context.

Under the whirlwind baton of the great Bulgarian conductor with an impressive international career Ivan Kozhuharov, brilliant artists will appear on November 15. Baritone Andrey Yurkovsky, recently a soloist of the Burgas Opera, made a brilliant debut in the role of Figaro during the performance on June 14 of this year. in the Opera House, once again entering the funny role of the famous barber, but in the style of Elvis Presley and the era of rock from the 70s, and in the next performance – on June 18. Mezzo-soprano Maria Yurkovskaya, who also made a remarkable debut in the role of Rosina – in the performance on June 14, will enter the image of the playful coquette for the second time. The two soloists, who are partners not only on stage but also in life, recreate the comic characters with mastery, dedication, and genuine charisma.

Nikolay Motsov /guest/, lyric-spin tenor, professor at the National Academy of Music “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” – Sofia, will again be in the role of Count Almaviva /in the new production – Sheikh Almaviva/, after a wonderful stage performance of the premiere performance and several subsequent performances on the Burgas stage. His stage performance is colorful, emotionally affecting, and with each passing performance – enriched with new artistic nuances. The tenor expands the parameters of the complex humorous image with inventions that fit into the overall concept of the production and are warmly welcomed by the audience, thirsting for entertaining originality.

Bass Kostadin Mechkov will be, as always, super funny in the image of Doctor Bartolo’s old bore, who unsuccessfully seeks the attention of the beautiful Rosina. Mechkov builds the role with a gushing sense of humor, a sense for the specificity of the image and vocal mastery. Excellent preparation, authentic presence, brilliant artistic decisions and stage charisma will be presented by bass Diman Panchev in the role of one of the most famous intriguers in the opera world – Don Basilio. The famous Aria of Slander is his trademark – as an emanation of the insidious deeds leading to disastrous results. Diman Panchev is the winner of the Mayor's Award - Mr. Dimitar Nikolov Award on the occasion of May 24 - Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture and Slavic Literature, for 2022 - precisely for the wonderful interpretation of the role of Don Basilio. Soprano Nona Krastnikova will once again cause a storm of laughter with her sympathetic, daring, provocative heroine Berta, who does not hide her affinity for men, wine, and... something else and builds the character with enough self-irony. Baritone Yordan Hristozov will also be a fresh, artistic whirlwind of emotions - in the roles of Fiorello, close to Count Almaviva, and the Officer, who restores order to the artistic chaos that has occurred in the storyline.

The wonderful artists from the choir of the Burgas Opera, conducted by Alexander Chepanov, also fit into the generally upbeat mood. The choristers with individual intriguing acting tasks are filled with a great sense of humor and dynamics.

Their irreplaceable contribution to the realization of another exciting spectacle under the sign of high quality is also made by the assistant directors Petar Tiholov and Lina Peeva, the concertmaster of the orchestra Vanya Zlateva, the pianist Iliana Todorova, who performs the piano recitatives during the spectacle, Raina Popova, who prepares the performers for the brilliant sculpting of the parts on stage, the author of the subtitles - Srebrina Slavova, the specialists from the technical services and all those who are outside the light of the stage spotlights, but with their work contribute to the overall well-maintained appearance of "The Barber of Seville".

The spectacle is not recommended for persons under 12 years of age!