On 4 March at 23.45 h, Sofia Opera invites its friends and fans to experience the TV broadcast of the opera-satire "Chatterers" by Lazar Nikolov on BNT 1.
The documentary recording is from the premiere held in March 2022.
The large-scale production of "Chatterers" was realized on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Lazar Nikolov – an avant-garde composer, author of opera, symphonic, chamber music, film and theatre musical paintings.
"Chatterers" was composed in 1971 and was not staged for many years. Its first production at the Sofia Opera was by Plamen Kartaloff. He says that "Chatterers" is an uncomplicated work, but a work with a creative approach anticipating both the composer Lazar Nikolov and the author of the lyrics Ivan Vazov. Maestro Kartaloff believes that "Our living relationship with Bulgarian composers speaks of an identity, not only cultural, social and spiritual, but also moral.
The premiere of "Chatterers" was a huge event in the musical life of Bulgaria and was highly appreciated by a number of artists, including Prof. Dr. Stanislav Semerdzhiev, Rector of NATFA, the distinguished critic Bozhidar Manov, Stanislav Pochekanski, Chairman of the Union of the Bulgarian Musicians and Dancers. And the great film director prof. Lyudmil Staykov says that the spectacle unites all possible arts – sound, image, pantomime, projection, dance – in an indissoluble unity. In his words, "Chatterers" is not a spectacle – it is a phenomenon in Bulgarian cultural life. (...) This spectacle should be seen by many people, because it brings self-confidence about the possibilities, about the talent of Bulgarians in all fields."
Watch "Chatterers" by Lazar Nikolov on 4 March at 23.45 h on BNT 1.