12 june 2026 Brilliant Premiere of "A Neapolitan Evening at the Opera"

Footage from the exciting premiere of the latest musical stage project by Maestro Svilen Simeonov with the orchestra and soloists of the Burgas State Opera - A NEAPOLITAN EVENING AT THE OPERA, which gave a priceless two hours of communication with the beautiful melody of Italian and Spanish music to the numerous and extremely emotional audience in the Opera hall on Friday evening.
Soloists, musicians, conductor, and attendees were merged into a single feeling of celebrating life, combined with nostalgic tenderness, authentic deep feelings, shared with kindred spirits!
Maestro Simeonov once again proved that the audience's love for the professionalism and soul invested in his projects, as well as the intelligent sense of humor, are not only his trademark, but also the direct path to the perceptions and hearts of those present, who read the emotional codes embedded in the script and the direct communication with them.
Amid stormy ovations, the audience did not allow the soloists and musicians to leave the stage for a long time and demanded several encores.
Congratulations to the charismatic soloists: Maria Yurkovskaya, Yani Nikolov and Andrey Yurkovsky, who captured the attention and senses of the audience - with talent, stability of performances and authentic emotion!
Through skillfully selected multimedia, vivid paintings came to life on the Opera stage, recreating Italy's vital charm.
It was a magnificent experience that will excite and warm for a long time!
The audience's reactions, as well as the subsequent comments, are quite eloquent; here is one of them:
"A Neapolitan evening at the Burgas Opera, music and talent on one stage! Three young opera soloists, a wonderful orchestra and the magic of Italian canzonets. The Burgas Opera is changing, and for the better. Bravo!" - Zlatomira Karageorgieva-Mostrova.
The event was honored with a basket of flowers on behalf of the Mayor of Burgas Municipality - Mr. Dimitar Nikolov.
The applause after the two-hour concert and the final encore:
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Congratulations on the premiere!
Expect details on the official website of the State Opera - Burgas!

June 12, 2026, 7:00 PM, Burgas State Opera Hall
NEAPOLITAN EVENING AT THE OPERA
CANSONETTES FROM NAPLES AND BEYOND
Conductor, script and arrangements – Svilen Simeonov /guest/ Svilen Simeonov
Concertmaster - Hristo Belchev
Assistant director - Lina Peeva
Multimedia - Nikola Peshev
Soloists:
Maria Yurkovskaya - mezzo-soprano, Yani Nikolov - tenor, Andrey Yurkovskiy - baritone
Burgas State Opera Orchestra

The program includes famous Italian, Neapolitan and Spanish cansonettes: "Santa Lucia", "Torna a Surriento", "O sole mio", "Core ’ngrato", "Mamma", "Non ti scordar di me", "Funiculì Funiculà”, “Mattinata”, “Parlami d’amore Mariù”, “Maria, Marì”, “Marechiare”, “La serenata”, “L’addio di Napoli”, film music, etc.
 On July 30 of this year, the concert program will be presented on the picturesque stage of St. Anastasia Island - under the title "Canzonetti under the stars", and on August 3 - in the city of Pomorie.
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