“To me, debuting on the Sofia Opera and Ballet stage as Violeta Valeri is a multilayered experience: first of all, because my huge sentimental connection with this legendary role which my mother Darina Takova also performed and second of all because Maestro Plamen Kartaloff’s historic production, even though brought up to date with modern times in terms of certain details and visuals, is the same one he created for my mother and which the Sofia audience has loved for decades.
“I’m excited because I feel at home in this temple of music: it’s because I’ve spent my childhood in this building, because of the memories of every single performance, repetition and costume tryouts, because of the warm welcome by the entire ensemble, from the lead singers to the choir and orchestra, the ladies working at the wardrobe and the stylists. All these people have known me ever since I was a child and greeted me with love and warmth. I feel inspired, thrilled and supported and I can’t wait to share my excitement with the audience.”
Mila Mihova graduated from the National music academy “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” and studied under Darina Takova. Mihova won the “Raina Kabaivanska” scholarship at the New Bulgarian University and that of the “Boris Hristov” foundation at the Opera studio in the National academy “Santa Cecilia” in Rome where she specialized under Renata Scotto. In 2018, Mihova was a part of the Accademia Rossiniana “Alberto Zedda” at the Rossini opera festival in Pesaro, Italy. She debuted as Madam Cortese in “A Journey to Reims” by Rossini in Teatro Rossini. Among her relevant opera performances, her debuts in Germany stand out: Abigaille in “Nabucco” by Giuseppe Verdi at the Mainz Opera, Germany; Madam Cortese in “A Journey to Reims” by Rossini at the Augsburg Opera; “Nabucco” at the “Opera Open” festival in Plovdiv and in the Varna National opera. In January 2024, she performed together with the world-famous bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel. During this season, she has upcoming debuts in “Falstaff”, “Pagliacci” and “I Lombardi”.
On the 10th of December, we will once again see Milla Mihova as Violeta in “La Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi on the Sofia stage.
You can see her perform Violeta’s aria from act I; the role of Alfred is performed by Max Jota, under the conductorship of Zhorzh Dimitrov.
