The renowned Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva makes her Japanese debut on July 2, singing an operatic concert in Tokyo with Nayden Todorov leading the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra. The concert is part of the Japan Performing Art Foundation’s Great Singers Series 2022 and will take place in Bunka Kaikan Hall. Opera Arias by Vincenzo Bellini, Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini will be performed under the baton of maestro Todorov.
In recent years, Sonya Yoncheva has appeared at the world’s leading opera houses such as the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Teatro Real in Madrid, the Wienner Staatsoper (The Viena State Opera), Metropolitan Opera (New York), etc. In 2021, Sonya Yoncheva and world-famous tenor Placido Domingo appeared on stage in front of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia.
Again in 2021, UNICEF named talented Bulgarian opera singer the new UNICEF national ambassador in Bulgaria.
Three prominent European orchestras will be special guest performers at the 25 th European Music Festival in Sofia. The festival opens on 12 March, and features 19 events divided into a spring and an autumn segment. The diverse programme will..
"Razkazhi mi Prikazka/Tell me a story" is the title of Miro's latest song, which he dedicates to all compatriots who are far away from Bulgaria. "The song is about love and belonging, which time and distance cannot change. I dedicate it to..
The Aramis orchestra of the Mannheim international cultural centre in Germany gave a concert on Todorka peak in Mount Pirin. An open-air snow stage was set up at an altitude of 2,550 m. for the purpose, and a grand piano was taken up the mountain,..
One of the latest songs by the beloved star of several generations, Margarita Hranova, is "Moyat den badi" ("Be My Day"). In it, the..
One of the most prominent musicians in the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra is the Bulgarian violist Boris Tonkov. A proven talent, he graduated from..
On April 18, exactly 130 years ago, Bulgarian opera and folk singer Gyurga Pindzhurova was born in the town of Tran. Having sung her mother's songs..
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