Opera Celebration with Zeljko Lucic and Tsvetelina Vassileva
News публикувана на: 18.07.2021
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Stara Zagora - the city with opera at the age of 96, welcomed the world star Željko Lučić on 16 July at the Antique Forum "Augusta Traiana". For the performance of the opera "Tosca" people came from all over Bulgaria, who filled the newly built stands of the Forum. Bulgarian soprano Tsvetelina Vassileva celebrated her 30th anniversary on the opera stage with Tosca. It is an honour and pride that she chose Stara Zagora to celebrate her anniversary. For her unquestionable achievements on the opera stage Tsvetelina Vassileva received the highest award of the Union of Bulgarian Music and Dance Artists - "Golden Lyre", which was presented to her on stage in front of the jubilant audience personally by the President of the Union Stanislav Pochekanski.
The Director of the State Opera Stara Zagora Ognian Draganov presented Zeljko Lucic and Tsvetelina Vassileva with the honorary sign of the Opera. The applause was unceasing, the audience was exalted by the feast of voices and the impressive stage vision of the performance. "This is a memorable performance," was the opinion of those who came, who, as if magnetically attracted, did not want this magic to end.
In the performance of "Tosca" together with Zeljko Lucic /Scarpia/ and Tsvetelina Vassileva /Tosca/ participated the soloists Ivaylo Mikhailov - in the role of Cavaradossi, Alexander Marulev /Angelotti/, Ivan Kabamitov /The Emperor/, Ivaylo Yovchev /Spoleta/, orchestra, choir, children from the DYSSOB "Daisies" of the State Opera-Stara Zagora, representatives of the Pre-Bulgarian School of Survival "Baga-Tur". Conductor Ivaylo Krinchev. Director of the production Ognyan Draganov, choirmaster Mladen Stanev.
Within a week - a second triumph, after "Aida" at Beroe Stadium for the State Opera - Stara Zagora! The high level of the performance, the astonishing voices on the stage will long and beautifully "disturb" the opera audience who experienced this magic.
