PINOCCHIO
an opera for children and adults by Prof. Alexander Yossifov
Director and Scenographer, Costumes and Choreography Denis Ivanov
Conductor and Staging Mladen Stanev
Pinocchio – Yana Stefanova – guest performer
Geppetto – Lyubomir Petkov
The Fairy with Turquoise Hair – Emiliya Dzhurova
Harlequin – Ivan Kolev
Pulcinella – Prolet Pencheva
Carabineer – Boromir Rusinov
Mister Monti – Evgeni Arabadzhiev
Fox – Mariya Koleva
Cat – Ivaylo Yovchev
Barman/Policeman – Doichin Pervazov
Judge/Doctor – Hristo Ivanov
Artists in the Circus – students from the National School for Musical and Performing Arts “Hristina Morfova”

The immortal tale by Carlo Collodi has captivated the imagination of children all over the world, as well as that of illustrators, authors of films, theater and musical productions. The production of the Stara Zagora State Opera is the author’s interpretation of director, artist and performer Denis Ivanov. One enormous book is opened to present a quaint fairy world, about whose existence nowadays’children have no idea that it exists. Simultaneously with this behavior, the lines of the actors begin living in the way contemporary young and old people present themselves.
Duration: 1 hour without one interval
Performed in Bulgarian
Premiere: 13 November 2015
The spectacle is dedicated to 75 years since the birth of Prof. Alexander Yossifov