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The first national competition with international participation for young opera singers "Stoyan Popov" is organized by the State Opera - Burgas, with the assistance of the Municipality of Burgas. The world-famous opera singer Stoyan Popov was born on October 21, 1933, in the village of Momina Tsarkva, Burgas region. The famous baritone comes from a priestly family and was brought up in the faith in the values ​​of Christianity and virtue, patriotism, and respect for Bulgarian traditions. It was from Burgas that his notable journey as an artist began, he has recognition far beyond the borders of his homeland.

Maestro Stoyan Popov graduated from the Bulgarian State Conservatory in the class of Prof. Hristo Brambarov. As a student, he was awarded a gold medal at the World Youth Festival in Helsinki. It has been called by the French music critics "Voice Cathedral" and "the Bulgarian Tito Gobi". His tours on world opera stages received ratings such as "exceptional Macbeth", "unsurpassed interpreter of Scarpia" and others. As a longtime soloist of the National Opera and Ballet, he has performed central parts in operas by Verdi ("Rigoletto", "Nabucco", "Troubadour", "Macbeth", "Aida", "Othello", "Falstaff", "Hernani"). , "La Traviata",); Puccini ("Longing"); Bizet ("Carmen"); Tchaikovsky ("Lady of the Spades"); Mussorgsky ("Khovanshchina", "Boris Godunov") and many others. Awarded the title "Kamerzenger" of Austria / 1982. He has partnered on the same stage with world singers such as Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Giacomo Aragal, Jose Carreras, Alfredo Kraus, Petar Dvorsky, Elena Obraztsova, Renata Scotto, and others. There are dozens of his performances with partners such as Raina Kabaivanska, Gena Dimitrova Alexandrina Milcheva, Anna Tomova-Sintova, Nikola Nikolov, Nikolay Gyaurov, Nikola Gyuzelev, and many other stars from the Bulgarian opera sky.

His repertoire includes over 50 central baritone parts performed in opera houses on 3 continents with great success. Hundreds of his songs have been performed, as well as cantata-oratorio and vocal-symphonic works.

In Bulgaria, Stoyan Popov sings not only at the Sofia Opera. He is a frequent guest on the stages of all opera houses outside the capital.

The trajectory of Stoyan Popov's artistic path always starts from the homeland and invariably ends in it. Although he has repeatedly had suggestions and opportunities to choose where to live and work in the world, following the path of his career, he has always returned to Bulgaria and shared that he misses Bulgaria, relatives, friends, the atmosphere in our theaters, or generally speaking - everything Bulgarian.

In addition to the stage, the Maestro has dedicated more than 20 years to the cause of helping young colleagues. He taught them vocal technique and interpretation, and through his contacts and acquaintances at home and abroad he managed to help their professional realization.

His unfulfilled dream remained the creation of studios for young opera singers, where they could develop and improve their talent and vocal and acting skills. The idea for a competition in his name stems from this inner desire - with thought and care for the young generation, which will continue the worthy presence of Bulgarian opera artists on world stages!

Detailed information about the great Bulgarian opera singer with a world career - is on the official website dedicated to his remarkable artistic path: http://www.stoyanpopov.com/