PAGLIACCI

an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo
Opera in the cirkus is a unique production of the Stara Zagora State Opera in cooperation with the Academic Circus “Balkanski”

director Ognyan Draganov
conductor Ivaylo Krinchev
concertmaster Rumen Kakamakov
scenography and costumes Katalin Ionescu-Arbore /Romania/
choirmaster Mladen Stanev
Soloists, Choir and Orchestra of the Stara Zagora State Opera

Canio (Pagliaccio) – Kaludi Kaludov
Nedda (Colombina) – Anna Ditri
Director of the Circus – Aleksandar Krunev
Tonio – Niko Isakov
Beppe (Arlecchino) – Georgi Dinev
Silvio – Valeriy Turmanov

The spectacle is a cooperative production with Academic Circus “Balkanski”. The story about the travelling musicians is conveyed in the place of a circus rink. In the development of the action, there are skillfully entwined performances of jugglers, acrobats, tamers and effective laser lighting.

Performed in Italian with titles in Bulgarian
Duration: 2 hours with one interval
Premiere: 20 June 2019 – Stara Zagora, the marquee of Circus “Balkamski in Park “Arteliriyski”