Opera with Bulgarian Star Soprano Nominated for Grammy

Society » CULTURE | December 7, 2012, Friday // 17:42
Opera with Bulgarian Star Soprano Nominated for Grammy: Opera with Bulgarian Star Soprano Nominated for Grammy Bulgarian prima, opera soprano Alexandrina Pendatchanska. Photo by factor.bg

Handel's opera Agrippina where the main part is performed by the Bulgarian prima Alexandrina Pendatchanska has been nominated for the prestigious American Grammy award for Best Opera Recording.

The ceremony will be held on February 10, 2013, in Los Angeles.

The opera is one of the 45 written by Handel (1685 – 1759). The talented Bulgarian soprano has the central role in the documentary about its staging in Berlin.

Agrippina will compete with Berg's Lulu, Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress, Vivaldi's Teuzzone and Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung.

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Tags: Grammy, awards, best opera recording, Handel, Agrippina, Bulgarian prima, soprano Alexandrina Pendatchanska

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