Sofia, 08.11.2025 (BTA)
Today, Sofia Opera lead singers revealed information on the upcoming Wagner festival in front of fans, a BTA reporter shared. The Sofia Opera Wagner Festival will take place from the 26th of May till the 16th of June, 2026.
Three titles are a part of its repertoire: the “Der Ring des Nibelungen” tetralogy, “Lohengrin” and “Tannhäuser”, with a performance of which the festival closed this year.
During the matinee at club “Opera” called “Wagner: The Myth Comes to Life”, fragments from the three operas were performed by Vesela Yaneva (Erda in “Das Rheingold”), Eleonora Dzhodzhoska-Mladenova performed as Elizabeth from “Tannhäuser”, Atanas Mladenov, Radostina Nikolaeva and Martin Iliev (Venus and Tannhäuser from “Tannhäuser”). Yolanta Smolyanova played the grand piano.
Yuliya Krasteva: assistant-director and conductor Velizar Genchev shared memories from the rehearsal process of these three productions as well as more about these operas’ history.