30 april 2020 Тekeliev: "There must be spiritual food during the crisis Interview of the Director of the State Opera - Burgas Alexander Tekeliev with the BNR

Here is the BNR article - Burgas. The interview is in the audio file in the reference:

https://bnr.bg/burgas/post/101267854/tekeliev

"35 thousand times, on-line broadcasts of the performances of the Burgas Opera - Madam Butterfly and the musical for children" Patilantsi" have been viewed. The cultural institution got involved in the initiative of the Bulgarian National Radio and the Sofia Philharmonic" Together in the Crisis ", which is held by early April This is a pretty serious figure, which pleases us, said Burgas Opera Director Alexander Tekeliev:
"This is a curtsey to our audience! It seems that there are more views from abroad. There should be spiritual food as well and I'm glad it is of interest because these are live performances. I think the initiative is good, we really have what to show, because we record 90% of our production, people should not forget us in such crisis times as they are now, they do not care much about the culture, but on the other hand, there are those who need them and we do it for them. "

According to Tekeliev, the cultural institutes will come out of this crisis and, along with the psychosis that has accumulated and, along with emptying the pocket of a Bulgarian, it will be most difficult for the public to return to the halls. It is also important to see what the state will do in this direction.

"Artists also don't have to lose shape, rehearsals are done online, but it's not the same and it's not enough. This Crown virus will change the cultural life, even change the relationship between the audience and the artists. Hopefully, everything will go away. The positive thing about this complex situation is that we can show that our art is not elitist, it has existed for centuries, and this is no accident. until the time of our live meeting comes because of us oh can not replace the presence in the cabin and the magic of this art viewed live"

This week the participation of Тhe State Opera - Burgas in the "Together in the Crisis" initiative is:

Thursday, April 30 at 8:30 pm -
"SLEEPING BEAUTY", premiered May 4, 2017
Ballet-extravaganza in three acts by music by PI Tchaikovsky
Libretto by Marius Petipa and Ivan Vsevolozhsky
By the eponymous tale of Charles Feather
Production and directing - Prof. HIKMET Mehmedov
Choreography by MARIUS PETIPA and Prof. HIKMET Mehmedov

On Sunday, May 3, at 11 am -
CHILDREN'S SPECTACLE IN "DISNI" STYLE -
THE OPERA FOR CHILDREN "PINOCCHIO" BY ALEXANDER JOSIFOV
is based on Carlo Collodi's story about Pinocchio's adventures for children
Director, set design, costumes, and plastic - Denis Ivanov
The production conductor is Tsanislav Petkov