On the 29th of May, the Sofia Opera will present “Elektra” by Richard Strauss during the 16th opera and ballet festival in Istanbul, at the “Kemal Ataturk” Cultural center. Conductor: Evan Alexis Christ.
Scenography: Sven Jonke; costumes: Leo Kulash; choreography: Fredy Franzutti; lighting: Andrei Haidinyak.
A year ago, the Sofia Opera was invited to take part in the event marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish republic with two performances of “Tosca” by Giacomo Puccini in Ankara and Istanbul.
“This new invitation for the Istanbul opera and ballet festival shows that music is the fastest and easiest way for people to come closer no matter where they are”, Plamen Kartaloff, director of the Sofia Opera and Ballet, said.
“Elektra” was also performed internationally in 2023, at one of the most prestigious opera festivals in the city of Tegu, South Korea. The “Elektra” production won the Grand prize. This opera was performed for the first time in Korea and in the country’s seventy-five years long opera history.
The Istanbul opera and ballet festival takes place from the 10th of May to the 3rd of June, 2025.
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