Last night, the second part of the “Opera at the square” festival concluded with the final performance of the musical “Les Misérables”. Under acad. Plamen Kartaloff’s directorship and maestro Konstantin Trinks’ conductorship, the nine performances gathered over 8500 viewers in front of the magnificent “St. Alexander Nevsky” cathedral.
- The production, the vision and interpretation left the audience in awe and the latter spared no praise regarding the performers, the orchestra and the unforgettable open stage experience.
- This was the first open stage performance of “Les Misérables” in Bulgaria: a spectacle which turned into an art holiday and a triumph of the spirit.
Here are the audience’s impressions:
- A unique performance! Fantastic artists! My thanks to acad. Kartaloff for this experience! – Ekaterina Todorova
- I hadn’t heard such long applause in a while – Milena Hristova
- The performance, the directorship and scenography were all top-notch! – Kristina Tsaneva
- I’ve read, listened to and seen “Les Misérables”… but not like this! – Iskren Mitev
- A wonderful performance in every sense of the word! A feast for the soul and senses! – Svetlana Atanasova
- An incredible world-class production, my admiration to maestro Kartalov! – Katya Dimitrova
- Jan Valjean’s story has always been exciting. I thank acad. Kartaloff for giving us this unforgettable experience with “Les Misérables”. “Opera at the Square” is one of the wonderful events supported by the Sofia municipality and its mayor, Terziev. I’m glad to be part of all this – Blagorodna Zdravkova, deputy mayor of the Sofia municipality
- Artists and team:
- Jan Valjean – Vladimir Mihailov, Rosen Nenchev
- Javert – Orlin Pavlov, Atanas Srebrev
- Fantine – Vesela Delcheva, Paolina Maleshkova
- Marius – Veniamin Dimitrov
- Cosette – Alexandra-Yoana Alexandrova, Preslava Todorova
- Eponine – Denitsa Karaslavova, Kalina Asenova
- Thenardier – Plamen Dimov-Grandzhan, Kamen Asenov
- Madame Thenardier – Vesela Yaneva, Yuliana Todorova
- Enjolras – Emil Pavlov
- With the participation of the Sofia Opera orchestra, choir and lead singers
- With the special participation of child actors Nikol Veselinova, Marta Vateva, Damyan Ivanov, Maxim Petkov, Marina Andreeva, Lyubena Srebreva
- And the special participation of the SDVR mount police
- Scenography: Hans Kudlich, Nela Stoyanova, Kristiyan Stoyanov, Plamen Kartaloff
- Costumes: Leo Kulas
- Lighting: Andrew Haidinyak, Emil Dinkov
- Sound director: Plamen Yordanov
- Choir conductor: Violeta Dimitrova
- Vocal preparation: Svetoslav Lazarov and Igor Bogdanov
- Chief assistant director: Stefka Georgieva
- Assistant directors: Vanesa Tsvetkova, Teodor Georgiev, Rumiana Dimitrova
- The production is dedicated to the 140th anniversary of Victor Hugo’s passing: one of the greatest writers in French and world literature.
- The production is presented under an agreement with Music Theatre International (Europe) Ltd and Cameron Mackintosh Ltd.
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