18 april 2020 Ludwig Minkus Ballet "Bayadere" The broadcast will be today, April 18th, from 8.30 pm, at the FB of the Opera Burgas
Dear fans of classical music, tonight, at 8.30 pm, on the Facebook page of the State Opera https://www.facebook.com/OperaBurgas/ - Burgas , expect "Bayaderka", ballet by music by Ludwig Minkus, direction - Vesa Tonova .
Premiership:
Nikia - Vasa Tonova
Gamzati - Galina Kalcheva
Solor - Doychin Dochev
Brahmin - Svetlan Nikolov
Radzha - Nedko Georgiev
Golden God - Alexander Alexandrov - premier soloist of Sofia Opera and Ballet
Matkhava (Fakir) - Ognian Ivanov
The choreography of the play "Bayadere" is based on the long-standing primacy of Sofia Opera and Ballet Vasa Tonova, and the production is her debut as a choreographer. The set design is by world-renowned artist Ivan Tokadzhiev, and the costumes are made by one of the best costume designers - Tsvetanka Petkova-Stoynova. The assistant director is Peter Tiholov.
Bayadera reveals the tragic love story of an Indian dancer at Nikiya Temple and Warrior Solor. Their love bores the great Brahmin, who is in love with the dancer, and Princess Gamzati, who is in love with Solor. Raja, Gamzati's father, had promised his daughter Solor her husband. The vengeful princess hides a snake in a flower basket destined for Nikia. During a kayak feast at a temple feast, she is mortally bitten by a snake. The Brahmin offers the antidote to Nikia in return for her love, but she refuses. As she dies, she reminds Solor of his oath of eternal faithfulness. Solor is overwhelmed by the death of his beloved. Under the influence of opiates, he is transferred to the Shadow Kingdom, where he meets the spirit of Nikia. Back in reality, he cannot shake off the memory of the meeting. At the wedding of Gamzati and Solor, before the swearing-in of the oath of allegiance, the temple was destroyed by an earthquake. They all perish, and the spirits of Nikia and Solor are finally gathered into the beyond.
The staging of the State Opera - Burgas Bayadere was honored with the Golden Muse Award at the ceremony of the Association of Choreographers in Bulgaria, which was held in Hall I of the National Palace of Culture on International Ballet Day - April 29, 2019. The nomination for The Golden Muse was about staging and directing.
The recording is from the premiere performance - on 26.04.2018.
You can watch the video here /it will be active for 24 hours/