BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

A concert in honor of the 155th anniversary of the academy’s founding

BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

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Sofia Opera lead singers, orchestra, choir and ballet.

 

Synopsis

Part I: Solemn part
Part II: Gala concert

Program:

1. Sergei Prokofiev – “Knight’s dance” from the “Romeo and Juliet” ballet

Performed by: Sofia Opera ballet

2. Francesco Cilea – Aria of Princess de Bouillon from the opera “Adriana Lecouvreur”

Performed by: Gergana Rusekova

3. Francesco Cilea – Aria of Adriana Lecouvreur from the opera “Adriana Lecouvreur”

Performed by: Radostina Nikolaeva

4. Ludwig Minkus – Variation from the ballet “Paquita”

Performed by: Boryana Petrova

5. Charles Gounod – Couplets of Faust from the opera “Mefistofele”

Performed by: Biser Georgiev and the male choir of the Sofia Opera

6. Giuseppe Verdi – Aria of Elena from the opera "I vespri siciliani“

Performed by: Stanislava Momekova

7. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Adagio of Aurora and Prince Desire from the ballet “The Sleeping Beauty”

Performed by: Katerina Petrova and Tsetso Ivanov

8. Giuseppe Verdi – Duet of Don Carlos and Marquis of Posa from the opera “Don Carlos”

Performed by: Emil Pavlov and Atanas Mladenov

9. Giuseppe Verdi – Bal at Flora from the opera “La Traviata”

Performed by: Silvana Pravcheva, Biser Georgiev, Nikolay Voinov, Mina-Vasiliya Stoyanova, Teodor Vodenicharov, Ana Vutsova and the Sofia Opera choir  

10. Ludwig Minkus – Antre, adagio and coda from the ballet “Don Quixote”

Performed by: Christina Tchochanova and Gerogi Banchev

11. Richard Wagner – duet of Venus and Tannhäuser from the opera “Tannhäuser”

Performed by: Liliya Kehayova and Martin Iliev

12. Richard Wagner – “Ride of the Valkyries” from the opera “Die Walküre”

Performed by: Stanislava Momekova, Silvia Teneva, Lyubov Metodieva, Ina Petrova, Elena Mehandzhiyska, Tsveta Sarambelieva, Alexandrina Stoyanova – Andreeva, Vessela Yaneva, Bogomil Menkize, Lucas de Koning, Teodor Vodenicharova, Dario Yovchevski, Deyan Ivanov, Ivan Georgiev, Ivan Shopov and Georgi Asparuhov

13. Giuseppe Verdi – “Triumphal scene” from the opera “Aida”

Performed by: The Sofia Opera choir

14. Giacomo Puccini – Aria of Kalaf from the opera “Turandot”

Performed by: All Sofia Opera lead singers and choir

15. Giuseppe Verdi – “A Toast” from the opera “La Traviata”

Performed by: All Sofia Opera lead singers and choir

Conductor: Andrey Galanov

Sofia Opera lead singers, orchestra and choir

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Author composition

Sergei Prokofiev
Composer

Sergei Prokofiev

Francesco Cilea
Composer

Francesco Cilea

Ludwig Minkus
Composer

Ludwig Minkus

Charles Gounod
Composer

Charles Gounod

Giuseppe Verdi
Composer

Giuseppe Verdi

Richard Wagner
Composer

Richard Wagner

Giacomo Puccini
Composer

Giacomo Puccini

Cast

Conductor

Andrey Galanov
Chief Conductor

Andrey Galanov