One of the masterpieces in the operetta classics – “Countess Maritza” by Hungarian composer Imre Kalman, will delight fans of the genre on Friday night.
Whirlwind gypsy dances, temperamental chardash, artistic mastery and stage brilliance await the audience of August 13, from 8:30 p.m on the stage of Summer Theater – Burgas.
The event is the next in the program of Burgas Music Festival “Emil Chakarov”, carried out for the seventeenth time in a row by State Opera – Burgas and Municipality of Burgas.
The attractive performance, which, after a five-year absence from the bill, was presented on June 21 of this year with great success and a large audience in the hall of the Burgas Opera House, is directed by the acclaimed master of the genre Mario Nikolov, winner of the prestigious “Emil Chakarov” award for 2023, will bring together some of the best interpreters of the images: the eminent singers, for whom the roles of Countess Maritsa and Count Tassilo Andriodi-Witemberg are emblematic – the leading soloists of the National Music Theater “Stefan Macedonian” – the soprano Dobrina Ikonomova and the tenor Peño Pirozov, who recently returned from Italy, where he performed the role of Turidou in the opera “Peasant Honor” by Mascani, as well as the wonderful soloists of the Burgas Opera – the sopranos Maria Tsvetkova-Madjarova – Lisa, and Lyudmila Mikhailova – Manya, the baritone Yordan Hristozov – Baron Koloman Župan and others.
In the remaining roles, each important to the intriguing and dynamic stage action, on Tuesday will be: Peter Tikholov – as Prince Moritz Dragomir Populescu, Nikolay Nikolov – Baron Carl Stefan Liebenberg, Valyo Totev – Cheko, Srebrina Slavova – Princess Bozhena Hudenstein, Alexander Perperiev – Panichek.
The young maestro stands behind the conductor’s desk Dimitar Kosevchief conductor of the State Opera – Ruse, who is well known to the Burgas public and is a frequent and welcome guest – both on the Burgas stage and on tour. He will be a concertmaster Hristo Belchev.
The scenography of “Countess Maritsa” is by the distinguished artist, who knows how to capture the most essential of the spirit of the production and feels in detail every element – Ivan Tokadzhiev.
He was also the scenographer of the magnificent premiere production of the ballet “Corsair” – at the beginning of June. on the stage of the Burgas Opera House, at the premiere performance of the musical “My Fair Lady” – on August 2, which will be presented at the official closing of the BMP “Emil Chakarov”, as well as at a number of successful productions – both in opera and the operetta genre, the ballet, as well as in performances for children.
Designer of the wonderful costumes, giving an additional color accent and impressing the plot and the characters of the characters, are the work of Chavdar Chomakovconductor of the choir is Alexander Chepanovthe choreography is by Galina Kalcheva, are assistant directors of the production Lina Peeva and Peter Tikholov, tutor of the international ballet company – Maria Zmeeva-Markova.
An interesting fact related to the ancestry of the soloist of the Musical Theater in Sofia Dobrina Ikonomovagives an even more tangible aristocratic shine to the spectacle.
Here’s what the magnificent prima, who exudes undeniable class, has to say:
“I want to dedicate the upcoming performance to the heir of Countess Maritsa’s prototype. Count Miklós Seichen is her nephew, and he is married to Shinka, nee Dimanov, who had Burgas roots – hence our acquaintance with the count family. Unfortunately, both of them soon passed away, but we were fortunate enough for my family to touch and interact with real aristocrats. In June of this year, after 30 years, I again stepped on the stage of Burgas /after my debut in “La Traviata”/ with a performance, and precisely at Maritsa’s!”
“Lots of passion, love vicissitudes, intriguing twists and Kalman’s wonderful music are in this operetta. I am very impressed by the ballet of the Burgas Opera, with so many young people of different nationalities, my fellow soloists are also wonderful. The conductor Dimitar Kosev, who is also a guest from the Ruse Opera, with a sense of humor but also with many demands, managed to unite the orchestra, choir, soloists to create a wonderful performance!”, says the operetta prima in an interview with BNR.
The magnificent vocal prowess and dignified stage presence of truly great artists will once again present the guest soloists from the “Stefan Makedonski” National Music Theater – Dobrina Ikonomova and Peño Pirozov – unappealing – both as an aristocratic presence, and as artistry, and as bravura singing, and as an artistic construction of the image of the nobles in love.
The soloists of the Burgas Opera will also be at an extremely high level: the soprano Maria Tsvetkova-Madjarova – in the role of the charming coquette Lisa – vital, funny, evoking extraordinary sympathy with her brilliant stage transformation and exquisite singing; Lyudmila Mykhaylova, soprano – in the image of the gypsy girl Manya in love, who heralds the love of Countess Maritsa and her lover – Count Tasilo – with a fiery temperament and an impressive vocal performance; the baritone Yordan Hristozov – causing whirlwind emotions and sincere laughter with his role as Baron Caloman Zhupan, basites Peter Tikholov and Nikolay Nikolov – in the images of Prince Moritz Dragomir Populescu Baron Carl Stefan Liebenberg – funny and fitting irrevocably in the verbal-stage puns, in which chardash, wine, love and intrigues are present; the dignified Srebrina Slavovamezzo-soprano – with the aristocratic air of a true noblewoman-benefactor of her beloved nephew Tassilo; Valyo Totev and Alexander Perperiev – with a memorable artistic presence, in sync with the overall mood of the performance – romantic-nostalgic-funny-sad-brilliant.
We expect each of the artists to rebuild not just another successful stage role, but to give their best, weaving their creative charge into unforgettable images.
A delightful combination of melodious and sensual music, temperamental gypsy dances containing the entire spectrum of passion, whirling Hungarian chardash, refined Viennese waltz, stage charisma and that invisible element that makes a performance unforgettable is expected to be present tomorrow night in “Countess Maritsa” on the stage of the Summer Theater in Burgas.
At the high level – both professionally and as a charge – will be the artists from the choir, ballet and orchestra of the State Opera – Burgas, under the baton of the youngest chief conductor in Bulgaria – maestro Dimitar Kosev.
About the work: The operetta “Countess Maritza” by Kalman is known as a beautiful tale of love. In the libretto, the beautiful rich aristocrat Maritsa, bored and disappointed by her many gold-digging suitors, invents a fiancé.
This is Baron Koloman Zupan – the character of another king of operettas, Johann Strauss – from the play The Gypsy Baron. Somehow, the real Baron Coloman Zupan has learned of his supposed engagement to the Countess and arrives at her mansion to find out exactly how he ended up in the situation.
The kind, handsome, rich and slightly crazy young man immediately falls in love with the Countess, who, however, does not share his feelings… She is secretly in love with her new butler, not knowing that he is the bankrupt Count Tassilo. After countless twists and turns of fate, everything falls into place and love wins, with not one but two weddings.
And most importantly, true love is not subject to money, that is why it brings together rich people with poorer people, but with dignity and a value system.
Tickets for “Countess Maritsa” – at the box office of the Opera House, the “Chasovnika” box office, as well as in the Grabo networks – https://grabo.bg/burgas/grafinia-maritza-0v25f6 and Eventim – https://www.eventim.bg/bg/bileti/drzhavna-opera-burgas-leten-teatr-burgas-1427838/performance.htmlas well as on the spot before the performance – at the box office of the Summer Theater, after 6:30 p.m.
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