About the work of the Sofia Opera and Ballet in the passing year 2023, write from the Opera. Our first opera theatre had in 2023 over 135 000 spectators.
315 performances
13 premieres:
“The Queen of Spades” by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
“Fidelio” by Ludwig van Beethoven
“Il barbiere di Siviglia” by Joaquino Rossini
“The Hermit of Rila”- Musical poem: composer Father Kyril Popov, poetic text Tihomir Pavlov
“Anna Karenina” – ballet, music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
“Das Rheingold” – by Richard Wagner
“Die Walküre” – by Richard Wagner
“Siegfried” – by Richard Wagner
“Götterdämmerung” – by Richard Wagner
“Madama Butterly” – by Giacomo Puccini
“The World of Dreams” by Albena Vrachanska
“Court Dances” – to music by Jean-Baptiste Lully and Jean-Philippe Rameau
“Amadigi di Gaula” – by Händel
Tours abroad:
Daegu International Opera Festival (South Korea)
Füssen (Germany),
Ankara and Istanbul (Turkey),
Salerno (Italy)
A total of 10 performances with over 15 000 spectators
21% of spectators compared to 2022
58% from online sales only
The new “Talks for the Audience” initiative was launched on 11 January 2023 – 72 talks attended by over 3,000 people.