New Stage

12 May, 19:00

Premiered on March 22, 2018 at the Sofia Opera and Ballet (Bulgaria)


Presented with one interval.
Sung in Bulgarian with English surtitles.


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Libretto by Nikola Vesselinov and Lyubomir Pipkov

Music Director: Georges Dimitrov
Stage Director: Plamen Kartaloff
Set Designer: Sven Jonke
Costume Designer: Stanka Vauda
Choreographer: Riolina Topalova
Chorus Master: Violeta Dimitrova

CAST:

Mother — Rumyana Petrova
Yana — Gabriela Georgieva
Georgi the Ugly, Yana’s eldest brother — Petar Buchkov
Angel, Yana’s youngest brother tenor — Kostadin Andreev
The other seven brothers — Angel Antonov, Emil Pavlov, Kalin Dushkov, Rosen Nenchev, Valentin Vatev, Nikolay Voinov, Stefan Dimitrov
Uncle Dimitar — Nikolay Petrov
First wood carver — Daniel Ostretsov
Second wood carver — Tsvetan Tsvetkov
Third wood carver — Atanas Mladenov
Old Gherdan — Stefan Vladimirov
Ivanish — Tsvetan Tsvetkov
The gypsy — Georgana Rusekova
Bear trainer — Veselin Mikhailov
Lame beggar — Nikolay Pavlov
Blind beggar — Nikolay Voinov
King Yassen — Angel Christov
Queen Elena — Charlotte Berard
Townsman — Krasimir Dinev
Old man — Alexandar Georgiev
Madman — Anton Radev
Girl — Mirela Yabandzhieva

Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet of the Sofia Opera and Ballet

Gabriela Georgieva as Yana. Rumiana Petrova as Mother. Kostadin Andreev as Angel. Petar Buchkov as Georgi the Ugly. Photo by Alexander Tompson.
Gabriela Georgieva as Yana. Rumiana Petrova as Mother. Kostadin Andreev as Angel. Petar Buchkov as Georgi the Ugly. Photo by Alexander Tompson.
Gabriela Georgieva as Yana. Rosen Nenchev, Emil Pavlov, Angel Antonov as Brothers. Photo by Alexander Tompson.
Gabriela Georgieva as Yana. Rosen Nenchev, Emil Pavlov, Angel Antonov as Brothers. Photo by Alexander Tompson.
A scene from the performance. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
A scene from the performance. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
A scene from the performance. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
A scene from the performance. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
A scene from the performance.  Daniel Ostretsov, Zvetan Zvetkov, Atanas Mladenov as Wood carvers. Gabriela Georgieva as Yana. Petar Buchkov as Georgi the Ugly. Kostadin Andreev as Angel.  Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
A scene from the performance. Daniel Ostretsov, Zvetan Zvetkov, Atanas Mladenov as Wood carvers. Gabriela Georgieva as Yana. Petar Buchkov as Georgi the Ugly. Kostadin Andreev as Angel. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
A scene from the performance.  Daniel Ostretsov, Zvetan Zvetkov, Atanas Mladenov as Wood carvers. Kostadin Andreev as Angel. Gabriela Georgieva as Yana. Rumiana Petrova as Mother.  Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
A scene from the performance. Daniel Ostretsov, Zvetan Zvetkov, Atanas Mladenov as Wood carvers. Kostadin Andreev as Angel. Gabriela Georgieva as Yana. Rumiana Petrova as Mother. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
Rumiana Petrova as Mother. Photo by Alexander Tompson.
Rumiana Petrova as Mother. Photo by Alexander Tompson.
A scene from the performance. Petar Buchkov as Georgi the Ugly. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
A scene from the performance. Petar Buchkov as Georgi the Ugly. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
Petar Buchkov as Georgi the Ugly. Photo by Alexander Tompson.
Petar Buchkov as Georgi the Ugly. Photo by Alexander Tompson.
A scene from the performance. Kostadin Andreev as Angel, Petar Buchkov as Georgi the Ugly. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
A scene from the performance. Kostadin Andreev as Angel, Petar Buchkov as Georgi the Ugly. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
A scene from the performance. Kostadin Andreev as Angel. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
A scene from the performance. Kostadin Andreev as Angel. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
A scene from the performance. Stefan Vladimirov as Old Gherdan. Tsvetan Tsvetkov as Ivanish. Veselin Mikhailov as Bear trainer. Kostadin Andreev as Angel. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
A scene from the performance. Stefan Vladimirov as Old Gherdan. Tsvetan Tsvetkov as Ivanish. Veselin Mikhailov as Bear trainer. Kostadin Andreev as Angel. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
A scene from the performance. Kostadin Andreev as Angel. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
A scene from the performance. Kostadin Andreev as Angel. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
11.	A scene from the performance. Gergana Rusekova as Gypsy. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
11. A scene from the performance. Gergana Rusekova as Gypsy. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
A scene from the performance. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
A scene from the performance. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
A scene from the performance. Kostadin Andreev as Angel. Angel Christov as King Yassen. Charlotte Berard as Queen Elena Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
A scene from the performance. Kostadin Andreev as Angel. Angel Christov as King Yassen. Charlotte Berard as Queen Elena Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
Kostadin Andreev as Angel. Angel Christov as King Yassen. Photo by Alexander Tompson.
Kostadin Andreev as Angel. Angel Christov as King Yassen. Photo by Alexander Tompson.
A scene from the performance. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
A scene from the performance. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
A scene from the performance. Alexander Georgiev as Beggar. Anton Radev as Wanderer. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
A scene from the performance. Alexander Georgiev as Beggar. Anton Radev as Wanderer. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
Gabriela Georgieva as Yana. Gergana Rusekova as Gypsy. Photo by Alexander Tompson.
Gabriela Georgieva as Yana. Gergana Rusekova as Gypsy. Photo by Alexander Tompson.
Gabriela Georgieva as Yana. Rumiana Petrova as Mother. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
Gabriela Georgieva as Yana. Rumiana Petrova as Mother. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
Petar Buchkov as Georgi the Ugly. Gabriela Georgieva as Yana. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
Petar Buchkov as Georgi the Ugly. Gabriela Georgieva as Yana. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
Gabriela Georgieva as Yana. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.
Gabriela Georgieva as Yana. Photo by Svetoslav Nikolov.