17 may 2024 A Brilliant Performance By Pagliacci On Friday

The evening of May 17 in the hall of the State Opera - Burgas was marked by exceptional emotion, interwoven with professionalism, undeniable artistry, and that thrill which is the emanation and meaning of art and could not be imitated or replaced.
The famous conductor Ivan Kozhuharov once again proved that he breathed life, meaning, philosophy, and impactful power into the music that came out under his baton, and all the artists and musicians were subordinated to the remake, which outlined the tragic story of obsession, temptation, passion, black jealousy, betrayal, rage, and destructive selfishness turned into the devastating force of inevitable death.
Magnificent - both as artistic argumentation of the constructed images, and as stylish singing, and as gushing talent, we're all the soloists: impeccable and touching Neda - Maria Tsvetkova-Madjarova, torn by dark passions and loving to death Kanio - Daniel Damyanov, personifying the tragedy of a fat human story Tonio - Maryan Jovanoski, carrying the vital breath of hope, alas, quickly darkened - Silvio - Valery Turmanov, the frivolous and frivolous Harlequin - with his funny cry...
A constellation of big names was tonight on stage, reincarnated in a way that strongly touches all the senses!

Congratulations to the orchestra with concertmaster Hristo Belchev - for the constructed dramatic line of the music, following the events of the stage. The famous "Intermezzo" at the beginning of the second act was a collective image of Leoncavallo's music and the spirit of the age at the end of the 19th century.
Bravo also to the choir - with conductor Alexander Chepanov - for the wonderful vocal fusion and skillfully presented artistic tasks!
Admirations for the specialists of the technical team - including for the successfully selected multimedia environment recreating the atmosphere of life in a small Italian village, which is presented for the first time in this production.
Admirations to all who breathed and lived the sad story of the verismo opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo, which sounds so relevant and authentic - like a kaleidoscope of human relationships.
The magic that brought the characters to life happened.
And this was felt and felt by the emotional and enthusiastic audience.
At the end of the exciting performance, the traditional basket of flowers was presented on behalf of the Mayor of Burgas Municipality - Mr. Dimitar Nikolov.

May 17, 2024, 7:00 p.m., hall of the Burgas State Opera
PAGLIACCI / PAGLIACCI
AN OPERA IN TWO ACTS BY RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO
It is performed in Italian with Bulgarian subtitles
Conductor - Ivan Kozhuharov
Director – Pavel Gerdzhikov
Artist - Ivan Popov
Choir conductor - Alexander Chepanov
Piano performance - Iliana Todorova
Assistant director - Lina Peeva 
Makeup and wigs - Kalina Popova
Subtitles - Srebrina Slavova
Soloists:
Canio - Daniel Damyanov 
Neda – Maria Tsvetkova-Madjarova
Tonio - Marian Jovanoski 
Silvio - Valeri Turmanov 
Beppe (Harlequin) - Yani Nikolov 

Choir and orchestra of the State Opera - Burgas

Photos: State Opera - Burgas