P R O G R A M
FIRST PART
Richard Wagner – “Lohengrin” – Prelude to Act III and Wedding March. Performed by the Orchestra and chorus of the Sofia Opera, conductor Andrey Galanov
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – “The Nutcracker” – Waltz of the Flowers and Adagio, choreography by Yuriy Grigorovich. Performed by Marta Petkova, Nikola Hadjitanev, corps de ballet, conductor Andrey Galanov.
Gioacchino Rossini – “Tancredi” – Tancredi's aria “O patria.... Di tanti palpiti”. Performed by Violeta Radomirska, conductor Zhorzh Dimitrov
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – “Die Zauberflöte” – Duet of Papageno and Papagena. Performed by Ventseslav Anastasov and Ayla Dobreva, conductor Zhorzh Dimitrov.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – “Don Giovanni” – Duet of Don Giovanni and Zerlina. Performed by Biser Georgiev and Radostina Nikolaeva, conductor Zhorzh Dimitrov.
Francesco Cilea – “Adriana Lecouvreur” – Adriana's aria “Ecco: respiro appena”. Performed by Tsvetana Bandalovska, conductor Andrey Galanov.
Giuseppe Verdi – “Il trovatore” – Duet of Leonora and Count di Luna. Performed by Lilia Kehayova and Kiril Manolov, conductor Zhorzh Dimitrov.
Giacomo Puccini – “La bohѐme” – Musetta's aria – “Quando m'en vo”. Performed by Stanislava Momekova, conductor Zhorzh Dimitrov.
Adolphe Adam – “Le corsaire” – Forban dance from the 2nd act, Performed by Vincenzo Caruana, corps de ballet, conductor Andrey Galanov.
Jacques Offenbach – “Les contes d'Hoffmann” – Barcarolle. Performed by Violeta Radomirska and Silvana Pravcheva and chorus, conductor Zhorzh Dimitrov.
Cesare Pugni – “Esmeralda” – Esmeralda Variation on music by Romualdo Marenco, choreography by Nikolay Beryozov. Performed by Venera Hristova-Asparuhova, conductor Andrey Galanov.
Gaetano Donizetti – “L'elisir d'amore” – Duet of Dulcamara and Nemorino. Performed by Kiril Manolov and Daniel Ostretsov, conductor Zhorzh Dimitrov.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – “Swan Lake” – Cup Dance from Act 1. Choreography by Oleg Danovski. Performed by Simeon Atanasov and corps de ballet, conductor Andrey Galanov.
Giuseppe Verdi – “La traviata” – Act 1 – Brindisi. Performed by Angel Antonov, Stanislava Momekova, Rosen Nenchev, Violeta Radomirska, Silvana Pravcheva, Daniel Ostretsov, Daniel Damyanov, Radostina Nikolaeva, Biser Georgiev, Tsvetana Bandalovska, Nikolay Voynov, Ventseslav Anastasov, Hrisimir Damyanov, Lilia Kehayova, Yordanka Derilova, Atanas Mladenov, Martin Iliev, conductor Andrey Galanov.
SECOND PART
Giuseppe Verdi – “La traviata” – “Flora's Ball”. Performed by Silvana Pravcheva, Nikolay Voynov, Biser Georgiev, ballet soloists Marina Marinova and Vincenzo Caruana, Elena Petrova (29.12), Debora Tosheva (30, 31.12) and chorus of the Sofia Opera, conductor Andrey Galanov
Giacomo Puccini – “Suor Angelica” – Intermezzo. Performed by Marta Petkova and Nikola Hadjitanev, conductor Andrey Galanov.
Giacomo Puccini – “La rondine” – Magda's aria “Chi il bel sogno di Doretta”. Performed by Radostina Nikolaeva, conductor Andrey Galanov.
Édouard Deldevez / Ludwig Minkus – “Paquita” – Entrée, choreographed by Marius Petipa. Performed by Katerina Petrova and corps de ballet, conductor Andrey Galanov.
Luigi Arditi – “Il Bacio”. Performed by Yordanka Derilova, conductor Andrey Galanov.
Richard Wagner – “Siegfried” – Forging Song – “Nothung! Nothung! Neidliches Schwert!” Performed by Martin Iliev, conductor Zhorzh Dimitrov.
Aram Khachaturian – “Gayane” – “Sabre Dance”, choreographed by Nina Anisimova. Performed by Vyara Ivancheva, Georgi Banchev (29.12 and 31.12); Venera Hristova-Asparuhova, Vincenzo Caruana (30.12.) and corps de ballet, conductor Andrey Galanov.
Giuseppe Verdi – “Il trovatore” – Manrico's Cabaletta “Di quella pira”. Performed by Angel Antonov, Daniel Damyanov, Daniel Ostretsov, Martin Iliev, Rosen Nenchev, Hrisimir Damyanov and men’s choir, conductor Andrey Galanov.
Franz Lehár – “Giuditta” – Aria of Giuditta – “Meine Lippen”. Performed by Silvana Pravcheva and Tsvetana Bandalovska, conductor Zhorzh Dimitrov.
Gioachino Rossini – “Il barbiere di Siviglia” – Figaro's Cavatina “Largo al factotum”. Performed by Kiril Manolov, Ventseslav Anastasov, Atanas Mladenov, conductor Zhorzh Dimitrov.
Ludwig Minkus – “Don Quixote” – Act 2 – Adagio and Coda, choreographed by Marius Petipa. Performed by Boryana Petrova, Kristina Chochanova, Emil Yordanov, Frederico Pinto, corps de ballet, conductor Andrey Galanov.
Giuseppe Verdi – “La traviata” – Act 1 – Finale. Performed by Orchestra and chorus of the Sofia Opera, conductor Andrey Galanov
Orchestra, chorus and ballet of the Sofia Opera
