On 29 April, the Sofia Opera presented its third premiere for the season – the opera "Ariadne auf Naxos" by Richard Strauss!

A special message to the entire ensemble of "Ariadne auf Naxos" was sent by Kammersängerin Anna Tomowa-Sintow, who for months was training the soloists in their vocal and stylistic performance.

Guests were the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports of the Republic of Kosovo, Mr. Hajrulla Çeku and HE Delfin Pllana, Chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Kosovo in Sofia, who congratulated the artists and the production team after the spectacle.

The soloists Nikolay Pavlov, Mariana Zvetkova, Stanislava Momekova, Tsvetana Bandalovska, Martin Iliev, Atanas Mladenov, Rosen Nenchev, Ayla Dobreva, Emil Pavlov, Svetozar Rangelov, Stefan Vladimirov, Ilia Iliev, Krasimir Dinev, Angel Hristov, Reynaldo Droz, Lyubov Metodieva, Vesela Yaneva and Silvia Teneva captivated the audience with their brilliant performances! Loud applause shook the hall after the premiere and the audience was on their feet!

Conductor: Evan-Alexis Christ
Director: Vera Nemirova

Here is what shared our spectators:

"We are delighted! Wonderful performance of such complex roles! All artists showed great talent, sincerely and inspiredly performed their roles! We wish them to always be so successful and generously endowing the audience with their great art! And it rewarded all participants and the orchestra with loud, unceasing applause!"

Virginia Zhelyazova

"This is a very interesting, surprising and provoking our senses production!" For many of the spectators present in the hall, it is a very pleasant surprise! It is a great pleasure to see so many elite soloists of the Sofia Opera together on the stage! We have to properly appreciate the performances of the artists, who were virtuoso by default, and some of the singers had to take incredible heights, which they did with high professionalism! This performance is a worthy tribute to the contribution of Kammersängerin Anna Tomowa-Sintow to Bulgarian opera!"

Dr. Traycho Frangov

"This is a very successful spectacle, in which we enjoyed wonderful artists, interesting contemporary scenography, great costumes and appropriate dynamics in the mise-en-scène! The performers were magnificent and achieved a great synchrony with the orchestra, which showed us a brilliant performance of this so attractive work by Richard Strauss! All the performers acted with great inspiration and optimally combined their impressive vocals with a very impressive artistry! I wish you good luck in this unforgettable spectacle!"

Lilia Petrova

"I am surprised by such a magnificent spectacle! Our singers were amazing! Four years ago, I watched "Adriana auf Naxos" in Vienna with the participation of the prima Krassimira Stoyanova! I can honestly say that I liked the staging we watched tonight more! It looks more modern, pleasantly moving, radiating measured humour and sarcasm! I am impressed by the dynamics on the stage and the ingenious mise-en-scène! The whole performance is a great achievement for the artistic team, for the director Vera Nemirova and the conductor of the orchestra Evan-Alexis Christ! I hope that more opera lovers will see and appreciate this emotional and captivating work by Richard Strauss!”

Marin Bonchev, musicologist

"Wonderful performance, unique voices, very interesting and impressive scenography, excellent directing!The audience emotionally and enthusiastically appreciated this amazing spectacle!It deserves this high recognition!"

Peyo Filev

"Amazing performance!With interest we can find in this spectacle the intervention and assistance of chamberlain Kammersängerin Anna Tomowa-Sintow!This is a very team production, in which the great singers and the orchestra of the Sofia Opera under the baton of Evan-Alexis Christ have harmoniously combined!"

Kina Okovliyska, musician

"Great spectacle, very good direction, excellently prepared orchestra! The conductor Evan-Alexis Christ presented us a remarkable and exciting performance of this wonderful orchestra! It is a real pride for the Sofia Opera to include this title in its rich repertoire!"

Eliana Mitova, publicist

"In this such a successful spectacle, the magnificent direction of Vera Nemirova stands out!The performers demonstrated wonderful vocal abilities and a lot of talent!At the same time, they fascinated us with their unadulterated artistry!This is a very successful production, which I believe will have a long life and the recognition of the grateful audience!"

Zdravka Olekova, Paris

"Wonderful performance, great artistic team, unique orchestra!Tonight we enjoyed some charming artists who gave us their energy and high spirit, demonstrating fascinating vocal abilities!It was a great honour for us to be able to enjoy this unforgettable spectacle of the Sofia Opera!"

Kasha from Poland and Alessandro from Italy