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Opera by André Cattelli
Directed by Morten K. Roessen /Denmark/
Conductor Anthony Armore /Austria/
Concertmaster Paulina Zaharieva
Scenography Todor Demerov
Costumes Teodora Dzhambazova
Translation from Italian Diana Loffreda
Trajan - Theodore Petkov
Orol - Edwin Kaye /UK/
Zolt - Ignat Zhelev
Marcello - Nikolai Motov
Meda - Elena Mishinova
Antonia - Teresa Bracalova
Herald - Kostadin Yakshev
Centurion - Hristo Ivanov
Choir and Orchestra of the State Opera-Stara Zagora
The action takes place in the city of Augusta Traiana, ancient Beroe, now Stara Zagora in 106 AD. It is set in the city of Breslau, in the period of St. Medea, the daughter of Orol, a priest of Sabazius, falls in love with Marcello, a praetorian warrior of Rome. They plan to escape to Corinth. Their treason is discovered by Orol, but all three are captured by Roman soldiers. They are condemned to be executed- Marcelo for treason, Medea for apostasy, and Orol as a fanatic.
A herald announces the coming of Emperor Trajan, who is to publicly judge what their fate shall be.
Duration: 90 minutes without intermission
Performed in Italian with Bulgarian subtitles
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