28 july 2023 The island Was On The Wave Of Eternal Bulgarian music on Friday

On the warm evening of July 28, the numerous audience on the unique stage of Saint Anastasia Island had the chance to feel the unique atmosphere of one of the most emotional projects of the Burgas Opera, evoking nostalgic references to the golden years of the Bulgarian popular song - "I love Bulgarian music".
Under the conductorship of maestro Levon Manukyan, the two invariably current and beloved stars of the Bulgarian pop scene - the irresistible Margarita Hranova, in an exciting tandem with one of the most complex singers - Orlin Goranov, delivered the beautiful message to the audience, that romance is alive, that our times could be a better place if we just opened our senses to goodness and beauty.
The unique combination of exciting music, top-class singers, and an intelligent and sympathetic audience was a guarantee of an experience that will be remembered.
And the maxim that "Art is unique food for the soul" is not archaic...
Those present at the Island tonight experienced the unfading beauty of ageless native hits, in each of them imprinted unforgettable emotional pieces from our childhood and youth - the years of the purest urges.
Eternal songs for the native music culture were played - the nostalgic melody from the movie "The Boy Goes Away" - "People and Streets", "White Silence", "Head On", "Don't Go Away, Summer", "Spell"...
Under the accompaniment of the wonderful orchestrations, in an exciting tandem, the impressive voices of Margarita Hranova and Orlin Goranov sounded - as if untouched by time, charismatic, classy.
And this beautiful musical and stage magic happened under the baton of maestro Levon Manukyan, in a brilliant partnership of orchestrators from the State Opera - Burgas State Opera Burgas with concertmaster Hristo Belchev!
Admirations for the magnificent sounding orchestra - the musicians, apart from being filled with professionalism, did not hide their pleasure from the performance of the popular works.
The concert "I Love Bulgarian Music" is the idea and script of Julia Manukyan, and the lines between the two beloved soloists also have not only meaningful accents but also an incomparable emotional charge.
The overall perception of the concert performance is that it has the dimensions of a musical-poetic-visual gem!
The unceasing applause was deserved — for maestro Levon Manukyan, whose work is the symphonic orchestration,
Ivelin Dukov Iv Dk - piano /guest/, Daniel Zhelev Daniel Zhelev /guest/ - drums, as well as for the entire team of Opera Burgas - for the overall sounding chord of the perfectly expressed emotion!
And the audience undoubtedly felt the strong, complex impact on the senses, the charge conveyed through the means of musical art.
Those present on the island stage sang popular Bulgarian songs together with Margarita Hranova and Orlin Goranov - it was a unique atmosphere!
Surely this experience will be kept long in the emotional memory of the people who had the chance and the privilege to be among the audience.
This is what the governor of the island, Pavlin Dimitrov, said at the end of the concert, which lasted more than an hour and a half and ended with an encore - one of the emblematic Bulgarian songs "Don't go away summer" - "an exceptional event that will be remembered for a long time"!
The reactions of those present at the concert in the picturesque place - the only inhabited island on the native Black Sea coast, were spontaneously expressed and definitely showed taste and intelligent presence.
Letters - and from flowers, and from smiles, radiating sincere joy and admiration, and photos for memory, and words of recognition - everything containing the purest sample of gratitude to the creators of art, was present from the audience to the performers!
And after the 40 degrees the other day and the cold rainy weather yesterday, today and the atmospheric conditions were favorable - for the musical celebration to happen and the waves to invite - in the summer major key of empathic happiness.
The concert performance was the second and last event of the season from the "Party on the Island" program, carried out for another year by the State Opera - Burgas and the Municipality of Burgas.
The first event, which also gathered a large enthusiastic audience around the island stage, was the concert "Don't go away, Summer", with other beloved Bulgarian performers - Edelina Kaneva and Orlin Pavlov.

Photos: State Opera - Burgas