08 june 2024 "La Corsaire" With Outstanding Premiere Success On Saturday
On the warm evening of June 8, a ballet celebration was created with the premiere of LE CORSAIRE - PREMIERE - after similar emotions, shared by performers, artists who made the splendor of the stage, the audience, and the professionals behind the scenes - assistant stage manager, technical services, all of the team, who were completely devoted to the birth process of the new title in the repertoire of the Burgas Opera. The dream of such a large-scale spectacle - both as an idea, a performance, and an invested charge- was fulfilled!
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The spectacular production of Galina Kalcheva, which combined the canons of classical ballet with the original scenographic solutions of Ivan Tokadzhiev, in which the scenery overflowing with multimedia effects was woven visually and meaningfully, proved that there are no barriers to the stage art in the field of innovative searches and original solutions.
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The costumes, wigs, make-up, and props were fabulous and thematically sustained, sustained in the spirit of the Orient, whose color palette, saturated with bright colors, aromas, sounds, and atmosphere, was recreated - like a living painting from the Sultan's palaces.
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Impeccable, inspired, and extremely dedicated to recreating the images that told the wonderful story of love, betrayal, revenge, and exotic experiences - like changing frames from an adventure movie - with a pirate ship, a slave market, the nobleman's chambers, enchanted gardens in his dream, in which beautiful concubines dance.
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Admirations for the brilliant soloists: a wonderful debut for the prima ballerina Daniela Turtumanova-Stoyanova - as the pirate's beloved Konrad - confident, charming with finesse and ethereal movements representing her tender essence; dignified, confident and respect-inspiring premier-soloist Emil Yordanov - in the image of the robber Konrad, who knows how to love gently and severely punishes betrayal; a whirlwind role for the soloist of the ballet troupe Kiril Filipov - as the complex image of Birbanto, as often happens in life - insidiousness under the guise of friendship; a magnificent Daniel Tichkov, premier ballet dancer, as Konrad's faithful servant; ethereal, beautiful and technically flawless Laia Ramon - as Gulnara, Medora's friend; traditionally reliable, artistic and charismatic Teodor Tsakov, soloist of the ballet troupe - in the image of the cunning Isak Linkedem, a slave trader; extremely funny Yordan Hristozov, soloist of the opera troupe, in the unusual role of the characteristic role of a lustful nobleman - Said Pasha; temperamental, feminine and charming Natalie Ivanova, ballet soloist - as Zyulma, in an impressive stage tandem with Kiril Filipov; magical odalisques, as if they came out of Scheherazade's fairy tales: Ilina Konstantinova, Rafaela-Maria Kül and Yana Berduta /troupe soloist/; strong debut of the newest ballet dancer in the composition of the State Opera - Burgas - Haru Nakagawa from Japan - in the comic character of Said Pasha's Secretary, who takes care of order in his harem.
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All the artists were wonderful - in the large-scale ensembles, and in the attractive scenes in the square with the slave market, and the wonderful oriental palace, and in the open sea, when a storm beat down the sails, but Fate is kind to the lovers and saves them on the shore of their shared happiness ...
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Special congratulations and thanks to the wonderful graduates of NUMSI "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov" and Children's Ballet Theater "Kapka" - for the responsible attitude to the premiere performance, gushing talent and grace, as well as to the artists from the chorus of the Burgas role - for the beautifully performed artistic tasks in the big picture of the show!
Admirations for everyone - the successful premiere is a fact!
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Performances are coming up on the stage of the Burgas Summer Theater - Official page - on July 15 and August 26, as part of the Burgas Music Festival "Emil Chakarov" 2024.
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At the end of the exciting evening, which ended with a stormy standing ovation from the audience in the full hall of the Opera House, flowers were presented on behalf of the Mayor of Burgas Municipality - Mr. Dimitar Nikolov, Burgas State Puppet Theater, Burgas State Opera - for the soloists, stage designer Galina Kalcheva, scenographer Ivan Tokadzhiev and the artists of the ballet ensemble, from Milena Kolarova, accompanist at the Burgas Opera, from the ballet of the State Opera - Burgas - for Galina Kalcheva, as well as from numerous admirers of the beautiful art of ballet, which tonight was at the pedestal with the brilliant premiere, embodying the talent and enormous work of all who created the spectrum of dynamics, colors, emotions, palpable desire, and dedication, as well as undeniable craftsmanship.
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Good time for the new title in the rich repertoire of the Burgas Opera - at the premiere performance, the canvases of the wonderful production were boldly opened, we wish you a clear horizon and a full forward in the open sea of valuable art!
June 8, 2024, 7:00 p.m., hall of the Burgas State Opera
"COSAR" / PREMIERE/
BALLET TO THE MUSIC OF ADOLPH ADAM, CAESAR PUNI, LEO DELIBES, RICARDO DRIGO, PIETER OLDENBURG
Choreography – Marius Petipa, Joseph Mazile, Konstantin Sergeev
Libretto – Jules-Henri Vernois de Saint-Georges, based on the poem The Corsair by George Byron
Staging - Galina Kalcheva
Scenography – Ivan Tokadzhiev
Tutors – Galina Kalcheva, Marina Zmeeva-Markova
Assistant director - Petar Tiholov
Multimedia - State Opera - Burgas - Nikola Peshev
Makeup, hair and accessories - Kalina Popova
Actors and performers /by author/:
Konrad, corsair (pirate) - Emil Iordanov
Birbanto friend of Konrad, pirate - Kiril Filipov
Ali, Konrad's servant - Daniel Tichkov
Medora, slave - Daniela Turtumanova-Stoyanova
Gulnara, slave - Laia Ramon Laia Ramon
Isaac Lankedem, slave trader - Ted Tsakov
Odalisques - Yana Berduta, Ilina Konstantinova, Raphaela Kühlapha
Zyulma – Natalie Ivanova
Said Pasha, local nobleman - Yordan Hristozov
Said Pasha's secretary - Haru Nakagawa
Pirates, slave girls, etc.
With the participation of graduates of NUMSI "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov" Burgas and Children's Ballet Theater Kapka
Photos: State Opera - Burgas