14 april 2021 The spirit of Broadway Was At The Opera With Music Of The Night
Life, atmosphere, mood, thrill, shared emotion in the hall of the Burgas Opera are back! After more than a year of unexpected and incomparable ordeal in our time, art has proved that not only could it not be silenced, depersonalized, and disadvantaged by circumstances, but was and continues to be the surest attestation of supremacy. of the spirit.
On Tuesday night / April 13 /, with the magnificent concert performance "Music Of The Night" - based on the idea and script of the soloist of the Burgas Opera Branimir Nedkov - baritone, the mood in the hall was on the musical-stage wave of the Broadway musical.
The individual components of the concert were skillfully combined - from the overall conceptual concept, with taste and measure, to the stylish stage vision, lighting and special effects, and perfect sound.
Branimir Nedkov had chosen the songs in the program perfectly. With his inherent artistry, gushing temperament, professional approach, and responsibility for each creative task, the soloist of the Burgas Opera fully deserved the warm welcome from the audience.
The beautiful backing vocalists Vessela Apostolova, Kalina Popova, and Stefka Hristozova were an indispensable part of the attractive and exciting show. An additional element to the aesthetic vision, bringing a dynamic emotional accent to the program, was the ballet couple - Polina Ivanova and Daniel Tichkov.
Undoubtedly, great credit for the overall success of "Music Of The Night" the last night goes to the two young talented pianists - Daria Krasteva and Nina Reichel, who, in addition to the piano accompaniment of Broadway hits, also performed solo piano pieces.
The musical evening was colorful, exciting, stylish, ideological, carrying messages.
At the end of the concert was presented the traditional beautiful basket of flowers on behalf of the Mayor of Burgas - Mr. Dimitar Nikolov.
Here are sketches from the script of Branimir Nedkov, in which he was able to weave in a single thread with emotional impact, the main idea of the concert performance and its tangible affinity for the musical genre, which combines complex means of expression and has an indisputable charm, precisely because of its universal messages:
"I could try to tell you the story, but it would be like describing a cathedral as a pile of stones ending in a pointed tip. The real madman lives in his own world, unable to describe or paint it. .. "- the introduction to Oh, What A Beautiful Morning" from the musical "Oklahoma", music by Richard Rodgers;
"If it weren't for the rich, wealth wouldn't irritate anyone. Of course, wealth is preferable to poverty, but only for financial reasons ..." - introduction to "If I Were A Rich Man" from the musical "Violinist on the Roof" by Jerry Bock;
"People don't get better, they just get smarter. When you get smarter, you don't stop tearing off the wings of flies, you just come up with a better reason to do it!" - to "Master Of The House" by "The Unfortunate" to the music of Claude-Michel Schoenberg;
"Our inner self strives to discover the meaning of life, to reach the end of suffering and the answers to the mysteries of love, death, God, the soul, Good and Evil. A life lived superficially could never answer these questions. or to make us stop asking them ... To a large extent, the essence of life is to set a goal to live. " - "The Impossible Dream" from the musical "The Man from La Mancha" by Mitch Lee;
"There's no point in imitating life or recreating it. You have to invent it, imagine it." - the introduction to "Razzle Dazzle" by "Chicago" to the music of John Kander.
"Maybe you think I'm talking about physical love. Well, you're wrong. Not just about physical love. There are other kinds of love. Like the love of ... justice, love of ... legal procedure. Love to submit. the hand of someone who really needs you. Love of neighbor. I'm talking about these kinds of love. And physical love isn't so bad either. " - to "All I Care About Is Love", from "Chicago" by John Kander.
"Let's talk about the girls. If they do something nice, even if they're not very nice to look at, even if they're stupid, you almost fall in love and you don't know where you are anymore. Girls can drive you crazy. They really can." - "On The Street Where You Live" by "My Beautiful Lady" to the music of Frederick Lowe;
"To be in love means to be constantly amazed." - "All the things you are" from the musical "Very Warm for May" by Jerome Kern;
"Love strikes suddenly and overwhelms you before you can realize it, and then there's nothing you can do. Just fall in love and you're already doomed, and things will develop from here on out. At least that's what the books say." - a beautiful introduction to beautiful music - "So In Love" from Cole Porter's musical "Kiss Me, Kate!".
The well-balanced program also included "Music Of The Night" from the musical "The Phantom of the Opera" by Andrew Lloyd Webber, the famous tune "Summertime" from the opera "Porgy and Bess" by Gershwin - a transcription for piano, presented by Daria Krasteva, "The Man I Love ", also by George Gershwin, performed by Daria Krasteva and Nina Reichel, and the final song" Be Prepared "by the musical" The Lion King ", music by Elton John, performed by all participants.
Photos and video: State Opera - Burgas