Name: Gräfin Mariza
Start: 2021-05-29
End: 2021-05-29
Location: Opera Theatre

Organization

Varna Summer

Singer

Baritone

Svilen Nikolov

Prince Populescu

Lyudmil Petrov

Tenor

Georgi Sultanov

Count Tassilo of Endrody-Wittemburg

Plamen Dolapchiev

Soprano

Lilia Ilieva

Lisa

Bass

Borislav Vezhenov

Karl Stefan Liebenberg

Spoken

Plamen Georgiev

Penizek

Tschekko

Galina Velikova

Manja

Blagovesta Stateva

Ilka of Dambossy

Momchil Karaivanov

Ilina Mihaylova

Countess Mariza

Irina Zhekova

Velin Mihaylov

Baron Koloman Zsupan

Maria Pavlova

Jana Kostova

Contralto

Boyka Vasileva

Princess Bozena Guddenstein to Clumetz

Bozidar Benev

Berko

Mihaela Berova

Stage director

Vera Nemirova

Conductor

Eraldo Salmieri

Set designer

Chavdar Chomakov

Costume designer

Pavlina Eusterhus

Choreographer

Silvia Tomova

Chorus master

Tsvetan Krumov

Assistant Conductor

Stefan Boyadzhiev

Plamen Raykov

Assistant Directors

Ivo Yordanov

Dimitar Levicharov

Accompanists

Sosi Chifchiyan

Ruslan Pavlov

State Opera Varna

Orchestra

Karandila Orchestra

Others

Varna State Opera chorus

Orchestra of the Varna State Opera

Gräfin Mariza -  (Countess Maritza)

Varna

Bulgaria

Summer Theatre

Opera Theatre

Gräfin Mariza Kálmán,E

Public

Countess Maritza

Approved

"Countess Maritsa" 2021 is a jubilee title for Vera Nemirova and the Varna Opera. The most famous Bulgarian director in Europe is a descendant of the famous Nemirov family - the writer Dobri Nemirov and the director Evgeni Nemirov. Following in the footsteps of her father Evgeniy Nemirov, half a century after his production, she now makes her fascinating modern reading of "Countess Maritsa" in the same theater. As the playwright of the play she was accompanied by her mother - the opera singer Sonya Nemirova, who made her debut at the premiere on March 15, 1970 as Sonya Doichinova in the Varna production of her future husband in the role of Countess Maritsa. June 3, 2021 marks the 101st anniversary of the birth of Vera's father, Evgeniy Nemirov. In addition to all this, it was with Imre Kalman's famous operetta that Vera Nemirova's brilliant directorial career at Volksoper began.

 

All this emotional connotation gives additional artistry to the production, especially since it focuses on the theater itself. Vera Nemirova's concept transfers the action from the dilapidated mansion, where the action takes place on the libretto, to the theater. Her Countess Maritsa is a star who, having established herself on the world stage, returns to the dilapidated theater of her hometown to revive it, like the phoenix from the ashes. In this sense, "Countess Maritsa" from 2021 carries its message to the theater, which lost touch with its audience because of Covid. And if the first "Countess Maritsa" appeared in the post-World War I crisis to express the unquenchable human urge for sharing, love and happiness, today it has the same mission.

The soloists, choristers and ballet dancers of the Varna State Opera stand behind the current message with their talent and energy to create a full-blooded modern show, intriguing with its dynamics and vision, with the feeling of celebration. In the main roles the hearts of the spectators will be won by the magnificent Ilina Mihailova - Maritsa, Plamen Raykov - Tasilo, Velin Mihailov - Koloman Zhupan and Lilia Ilieva - Lisa. The Austro-Italian conductor Eraldo Salmieri, the set designer Chavdar Chomakov, the costume designer Pavlina Oisterhus and the choreographer Silvia Tomova have a happy meeting in Varna with the jubilee "Countess Maritsa" and Vera Nemirova, who since June this year. is a permanent guest director of the Opera House in Varna.

English

Countess Maritza by Kálmán, Sat 29 May 2021, From (2021/2021), Directed by Vera Nemirova,, Conductor Eraldo Salmieri, Opera Theatre, Varna, Bulgaria

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