Opera in the programme of the Autumn Festival of Culture 2024 in Chirpan
News публикувана на: 29.08.2024
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The Autumn Festival of Culture 2024 starts on 31 August and is organized by the Municipality of Chirpan.
On August 31 is the annual Rock Fest, in the park "Teno Stoilov" in the town, as guests of the fest will be famous bands from Bulgaria and abroad, and a special guest will be the American rock musician Johnny Joely.
For the Day of Chirpan on September 6 and the 189th anniversary of the Unification of Bulgaria on September 5 at the Square "Unification" on an open stage in front of the Municipality is Prayer for Chirpan, with soloists, choir and orchestra of the State Opera - Stara Zagora under the conductorship of Stara Zagora Metropolitan Kiprian, and the show will end with fireworks.
"Prayer" is an oratorio by Naiden Andreev, based on prayer chants of the Orthodox Church music. It is written for large orchestra, choir and soloist. The expressive means used unite both church and classical music and contemporary pop music. The troupe of the Stara Zagora Opera performs several of these movements, which flow into each other. The conductor is Metropolitan Kyprian of Stara Zagora. Soloist - Emilia Ivanova, soprano.
With the blessing of His Holiness Maxim Patriarch of Bulgaria, on May 10, 2003. The oratorio was performed in honor of the 50th anniversary of the proclamation of independence of the Bulgarian Patriarchate before senior Orthodox clergy and 15 delegations from Orthodox Churches around the world.
In the second part, "Solemn Overture 1812" will be performed - in the version with choir by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Written on the occasion of Russia's victory in the Patriotic War of 1812, this overture is still very popular to this day for its spectacular sound, which is accompanied by bell ringing and cannon volleys at the finale in the original. It is intended for performance outdoors or in large concert halls with a large orchestra. Under the baton of Metropolitan Cyprian, the 1812 Overture will be performed by the opera's chorus and orchestra.
These two works were presented for the first time in Stara Zagora on 31 July 2018 in the Memorial Evening - a performance entitled "Prayer for Stara Zagora" - an event dedicated to the 140th anniversary of the Liberation of Bulgaria from Turkish rule and the 141st anniversary of the Battles for the Defence of Stara Zagora during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877/1878 at the Memorial Complex "The Defenders of Stara Zagora".
On the sixth of September, a solemn session of the Municipal Council-Chirpan will be held and a solemn ritual will be performed in front of the monument of the Unification. Sports events are also planned, as well as a concert on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the musician Atanas Stoev from the Canary Orchestra.
The programme also includes the traditional Chutenitsa and Chirpan Sausage Festival, in which more than 10 teams will prepare chutenitsa in the open air. The culmination of the programme on September 7 will be a concert by the singer Preslava.
The annual celebration of the arts on 14 September in the name of the world-famous artist Nikola Manev includes the performance "The Music of Italy" by Ruslan Muynov and Symphonieta - Vidin.
