Marta Petkova and Nikola Hadzhitanev reinvented the image of the Karenin family and Frederico Pinto debuted in the role of count Alexei Vronsky.

A couple more debuts marked the evening: Vyara Ivancheva as duchess Ekaterina Shcherbatskaya – Kitty; Vincenzo Caruana as knyaz Stepan Oblonsky – Stiva, and Maria Yordanova as countess Lidiya Ivanovna.

Christina Chochanova, Ami Inoue, Takafumi Tamagava, Pamela Pandova and the Sofia Opera lead dancers and corps de ballet performed under the conductorship of Andrei Galanov.

Choreography and directorship by Leo Muic.

Also starring: Stoimen Peev (violin) and Tsvetana Bandalovska (singer).