“Music in the Park” for young and old

The show that Opera Plovdiv presented as a partner in the interesting undertaking of the Yuzhen District mayor’s office is “The Magic Flute” - an adaptation for children of one of Mozart’s best-known operas. The director is Rositsa Kostova, the designer Nikolina Kostova-Bogdanova, and the accompanist Rita Dechkova Decheva.

Over the course of an hour, the silver-tongued “Madame Opera” told the magical story of a young prince in love, a beautiful princess, a bird-catcher, a wicked Queen of the Night and a good magician. The soloists of Opera Plovdiv taking part were Mark Fowler, Evgeni Arabadzhiev, Iva Ananieva and Todorka Mitkovska, with the special participation of Arina Hristova.

Before the show, the children in the audience had the chance to join an acting lesson together with the children from the Madame Opera Academy and their teacher Daniel Rusev.

The full-day programme of “Music in the Park” also featured the Trakia Ensemble, with artistic director Prof. Daniela Dzheneva, Big Band Plovdiv, conducted by Nikolay Geshev, the beloved band Respect, and DJs Pacho & Pepo.