01 april 2026 A Bouquet of Festive Smiles with the April 1st Chamber Concert

The Day of Humor and Satire - April 1st, was celebrated by the Burgas State Opera with a CHAMBER CONCERT - this evening, in the elegant lobby of the Opera.
The soloists of the Burgas Opera: sopranos Liudmila Mihailova, Maria Tsvetkova-Madzharova, mezzo-soprano Maria Yurkovskaya, tenor Yani Nikolov, baritones Andrey Yurkovskiy, Valeri Turmanov, Yordan Tsvetanov Hristozov, basses Diman Panchev and Kostadin Mechkov, under the piano accompaniment of Iliana Todorova and Jana Marinova, presented an excellently selected program, with works thematically related to the occasion, which they performed completely in the spirit of the holiday - with an artistic wink and infectious smiles.
The concert program tonight also featured violinist Hristo Belchev, concertmaster of the Burgas Opera, who, together with Maria Tsvetkova-Madzharova, performed three old English songs based on Shakespeare's lyrics.
The two pianists performed brilliantly on the grand piano - Iliana Todorova, who a few days ago was a soloist at the Symphonic Concert with music by Borislava Taneva and Petya Toncheva, which was an exceptional success, and Yana Marinova - the newest member of the large Burgas Opera family, whose debut on stage - as an accompanist of the Burgas Opera, was at the Chamber Concert, dedicated to March 8.
Joking lines, theatrical etudes, which included artistic accessories - hats, glasses, stands, sheet music - all elements of the dynamic concert program, united by many smiles, generated by the cheerful music, were the trademark of this evening.
The program of the Vocal Chamber Concert dedicated to April 1st, which lasted an hour and a half, included both well-known and lesser-known works.
The concert began with Three Old English Songs by Shakespeare, arranged by Rebecca Clark, performed by Maria Tsvetkova-Madzharova and Hristo Belchev /violin/. The program continued with "Dicitencello vuie" by Rudolfo Falvo, presented by Yani Nikolov, and "Serenade of Don Juan" by P. I. Tchaikovsky, performed by Valery Turmanov. "Aria of Don Basilio" /"Aria of the Slander"/ from the opera "The Barber of Seville" by Gioacchino Rossini was performed by Diman Panchev and Kostadin Mechkov. The audience heard Rosina's aria /from Act II of the opera "The Barber of Seville" by Rossini/ performed by Maria Yurkovskaya. "Vous qui faites l’endormie" from the opera "Faust" by Charles Gounod was presented by
Diman Panchev. A song by Tomsky from the opera "The Queen of Spades" by P. I. Tchaikovsky was performed by Andrei Yurkovsky. "So anch’io la virtù magica" from the opera "Don Pasquale" by Gaetano Donizetti was performed by Maria Tsvetkova-Madzharova. The Countess's aria from the operetta "Blood of Vienna" by Johann Strauss-son was performed by Lyudmila Mikhailova. Duetto buffo di due gatti /"Duet of the Cats"/
was performed by Maria Tsvetkova-Madzharova and Maria Yurkovskaya. The two singers also performed the Duet of Susanna and Marcellina from the opera "The Marriage of Figaro" by V. A. Mozart. "Barcarolle of Adina and Dulcamara" from the opera "The Elixir of Love" by Donizetti was performed by Maria Tsvetkova-Madzharova and Diman Panchev. A duet of Dulcamara and Adina from the opera "L'elixir of Love", also by Donizetti, was performed by Maria Tsvetkova-Madzharova and Kostadin Mechkov. A duet from the operetta "Viennese Blood" by Strauss-son was performed by Lyudmila Mihaylova and Yordan Hristozov. The two soloists also presented a duet of Maritza and Župan from the operetta "Countess Maritza" by Imre Kalman.
The emotional coda of the concert program was the Tercet of Maritza, Populesko, and Župan from "Countess Maritza" by Kalman - performed by Lyudmila Mihaylova, Yordan Hristozov, and Diman Panchev.
The event was honored with a basket of flowers on behalf of the Mayor of Burgas Municipality - Mr. Dimitar Nikolov, and among the audience were Diana Savateva, Deputy Mayor with the Department of "Culture and Religions", and Dimitar Madzharov - Director of NUMSI "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov" - Burgas.

Photos: State Opera - Burgas