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Operetta by Imre Kalman
Directed by Nikolai Aprilov
Adaptation of the libretto by Istvan Bekefi and Desho Keller - Nikolai Aprilov
Conductor Zdravko Lazarov
Conductor of the choir Mladen Stanev
Scenography and costumes Radina Bliznakova and Lilia Babunova
Choreography Tatiana Yaneva
Assistant director Penka Alexandrova
Soloists, choir, orchestra and ballet of Stara Zagora State Opera
Silva Varescu, variety singer - Shmilena Sultanova
Prince Leopold von Lippert-Weilersheim - Nikolai Aprilov
Princess Cecilia (Cilica) - Diana Naydenova
Edwin, their son - Plamen Dolapchiev
Countess Anastasia (Stasi) - Yanitsa Nesheva
Count Bonny Kancianu - Georgi Dinev
General Ronsdorf - Evgeny Arabadzhiev
Feri Bachi, writer - Simeon Simeonov
Mouse - Stoyan Angelov
Kish, Notary Public - Lyubomir Petkov
The triumphant success of the premiere performance in 1915 at the Johann Strauss-Theater in Vienna has made The Queen of Chardash one of the most beloved operettas around the world today. The focus of the production is the flight of feelings between the variety singer Silva Varescu and Edwin, the son of parents from the old Austrian aristocracy. The other vivid characters present a gallery of images of the "good old days" (bel epok), an era of spiritual upsurge between the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 and the First World War (1914-1918). The atmosphere of "The Queen of Chardache" breaks away from the prosaic everyday life, from the noise and chaos, from people's suffering and faithlessness. The musical performances epitomise the best of Kalman's work: 'Do you remember...', 'Strange thing is love, with a sharp knife it pierces!' 'Women, women, ah angels are they...' 'Give me a kiss, dear, give it quickly, paradise itself is dull without you!'...
Duration: 2 hours and 55 minutes with 1 intermission
Performed in Bulgarian
Premiere: 8.11.2012