"FOR COFFEE" WITH VESELINA KATSAROVA

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"For Coffee" at the Stara Zagora Opera House with Veselina Katsarova

The world opera singer Veselina Katsarova will delight her fellow citizens with an unexpected gift - on 16 January, Saturday, at 11.00 a.m. she will be the special guest in "The Stars of Stara Zagora Opera". The opera star will pay a short visit to her hometown Stara Zagora after her exciting solo recital on the stage of Bulgaria Hall - Sofia.

At the invitation of the director of the Stara Zagora Opera Ognyan Draganov, the mezzo-soprano will take some of his time to meet and talk with the Stara Zagora audience at a Saturday morning coffee.

The meeting will take place in the foyer of the Opera. Host - Ognyan Draganov.

Veselina Katsarova is one of the most significant and diverse opera singers of our time. She owes her worldwide career not only to her phenomenal voice, but also to her charismatic radiance. Her repertoire is astonishingly varied - from Monteverdi to Wagner. Critics marvel at her talent, and her impersonations are the gold standard for any young singer trying to break onto the big opera stage.

Born in Stara Zagora, Veselina Katsarova grew up in Bulgaria, where she initially trained as a concert pianist. After graduating in opera singing from the State Conservatory in Sofia in 1989, she joined the Zurich Opera. In 1991 she made her debut at the Salzburg Music Festival, where she was hailed as a sensation. After two years in the ensemble of the Wiener Staatsoper, in 1993 she launched a dizzying international career as a touring singer. Over the years at the Zurich Opera, which became her home, Katsarova built a repertoire stretching from Monteverdi, Handel and Mozart through the bel canto composers Rossini, Donizetti and Bellini to Berlioz, Massenet, Bizet, Saint-Saëns, Verdi and Wagner. Along with appearances in the greatest opera houses and the most prestigious concert halls around the world, Katsarova can boast an extensive discography. The singer has performed more than 50 leading roles outside Bulgaria and is affectionately described by connoisseurs as "mezzo-soprano No. 1" in the world. She has received many international honours and awards, and is a Chamber Singer of the Vienna Staatsoper and the Bavarian State Opera.

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