21 june 2023 An Explosion Of Emotions And Colors With "Latino Pulse"

On the first day of the summer, which came rainy, but on the other hand - super-emotional, dynamic, and felt with the overtones of passion - in the Summer Theater Burgas - Official page was the concert performance LATINO PULSE / LATINO PULSE, which electrified the attendees and the space on the open stage with the energy charge of art, which charges and gives meaning to everyday life.
Admirations for the overall beauty created under the inspired baton of maestro Svilen Simeonov, who united the wonderful stage presence, emotional and technical musicianship of the soloist Ralitza Petkova - electric and acoustic violin, the impeccable professionalism of the orchestras of the State Opera Burgas, with concertmaster Hristo Belchev, as well as the memorable participation of the ballet dancers of the Burgas Opera - Marina Zmeeva-Markova is the author of the original choreography.
All participants in the large-scale stage project conquered the audience with undeniable charisma and weaving in their performances Latin temperament - from the nostalgic shades of suppressed pain, jealousy, and doubt, through teasing and vital messages, to the swirling of the highest vibrations of sensuality.
Announced in a relaxed manner, with his inherent sense of humor, by Svilen Simeonov, his arrangements of the passionate rhythms of bossa nova, samba, habanera, brasileira, rumba, milonga, cha-cha-cha sounded in the concert program of "Latino Pulse", hota, farandole, аragon, sigidilia.

All the participants in the enchanting concert spectacle, which passed under the sign of real interaction with the audience - as an echo of messages, reactions, and positive feedback, were palpably satisfied and overflowing with mood - from the realized bridge with the attendees and from the charge that was given to them.

All the components of a quality performance were present tonight - and the instrumental solos - in the temperamental, professionally presented, and sensual performance of the wonderful young violinist Ralitsa Petkova, and the choreography of the ballet - the work of Marina Zmeeva-Markova, every element of which was successfully inscribed in the musical text, achieving an overall impression, with an undeniable "wow" effect, and the orchestral parts - at times virtuosic. The ballet dancers presented expansive flamenco - with fiery rhythms making bodies dance as if possessed by the power of the music, and the passionate-nostalgic messages of tango - not only as a dance, but also as a culture of thought and behavior, but also catchy elements of a cheerful character - everything was there in the temperamental ballet scenes.

Maestro Simeonov himself expressed gratitude and well-deserved praise to all the orchestra players who performed the arrangements, the work of the conductor - with skill and a responsible attitude to each passage saturated with technical difficulty. And with tangible enjoyment of the music.

The celebration took place - right on the birthday of maestro Svilen Simeonov, who also congratulated the trumpeter Patrick Konov, who was also born on the first day of summer.
A well-deserved standing ovation was given to all who created the enchanting concert performance, under the sign of professionalism combined with something without which true art is unthinkable - thrill, or, as the Spanish like to say - duende, the invisible Divine spark embodied in what the artist is a conductor...

And in the noble competition with numerous cultural events on the territory of the seaside city, "Latino Pulse" gathered a large and intelligent audience - a good certificate for the offered quality of the musical and artistic product.

At the end of the concert, which lasted more than the scheduled hour and a half - due to the reluctance of the attendees to part with the unique atmosphere of the cultural event, as well as due to the two encores that followed, the traditional basket of flowers was presented on behalf of the mayor of Burgas Municipality - Mr. Dimitar Nikolov. One of the encores was perhaps like opening the curtain for the next project of maestro Svilen Simeonov - the famous sirtaki from the movie "Zorba the Greek", with which the orchestra literally shook the audience with violent emotions, accompanied by appropriate lighting effects...
"Latino Pulse" was the third event in the program of the Burgas Music Festival "Emil Chakarov", held for the sixteenth time by the State Opera - Burgas and the Municipality of Burgas.

On June 27, also at 8:30 p.m. on the stage of the Summer Theater, expect the ballet performance GISELLE / GISELLE - with the special participation of Marta Petkova, prima ballerina of the Sofia Opera and Ballet and artistic director of the ballet at the National Cultural Institute, and Emil Yordanov - premier ballet dancer of the Sofia Opera and Ballet and State Opera - Burgas.

And on August 11, again in the Summer Theater of Burgas, there will be a new exciting meeting of the Burgas public and guests of the city with maestro Simeonov, the violinist Ralitsa Petkova, the orchestra of the State Opera - Burgas and the Jazz formation "Sofia" in SYMPHONY-MELODY ROCK / SYMPHONY - MELODY ROCK.


Photos: State Opera - Burgas