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The Summer Opera Festival in Veliko Tarnovo opens with The Marriage of Figaro

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To celebrate 40 years since its inception, the Summer Opera Festival ‘Stage of the Centuries’ in Veliko Tarnovo has put together a rich programme. The programme features opera, ballet and symphonic music masterpieces. There will also be musicals and concert performances. The festival runs from 27 June until the beginning of October.


The official opening will take place tonight at 9 p.m. at the Tsarevets Fortress with a production of Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro by the Konstantin Kisimov Music and Drama Theatre in Veliko Tarnovo.



Editor: Miglena Ivanova
Posted in English by E. Radkova



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