FLAMES IN THE SAILS OF THE NIGHT

a one-act opera in a prologue and four scenes by Gjorgos Minas
Lyrics by Andreas Kalvos (1792-1869) and Kostas Karyotakis (1896-1928)

Staging Plamen Beykov
Plasticity Romina Slavova
Scenography Todor Demerov
Translation of Titles – Athena Vasiliadu-Kaneva

Isiodos, a historian – Georgios Filadelfevs
Athena, a student – Elena Petrova
Three caryatids – Maria Lacca, Chloe Alexander, Svetlana Pavlova
Valentina Vasileva – piano, organ
Daniela Arnaudova – harp, percussion

The content of the work presents the death of the Greek student in geology Kostas Georgakis on 19 September 1970 as a protest against the military dictatorship in Greece. Flames in the Sails of the Night is a psychological drama which enters into the genre of the historical and political opera-oratorio. It presents the rebellion of the personality against the atrocities of the people in power.

Duration: 1 hour with one.interval
Performed in Greek with titles in Bulgarian
World premiere: 15 and 16 June 2017, Antique Street in the Stara Zagora Regional History Museum