Italy Promotes Phoney Bulgaria's Ballet Spectacle

Society | February 1, 2007, Thursday // 00:00

An advertisement for an unplanned tour of Bulgaria's National Opera and Ballet has been running in Italy, to the dismay of the artists.

Italy's Teatro Stabile Bellini in Naples published on its official site information about a spectacle, of which not a single Bulgarian artist was aware.

The theatre authorities were even selling tickets for the "future" event.

Bulgaria's Opera has informed the Ministry of Culture about the fraud. Following a prolonged correspondence, the misleading advertisement has been removed from the theatre's site.

The agency, which is an official representative of Bulgaria's Ballet in Italy, was also approached. A quick research showed that the theatrical company just stole the name of the Bulgarian group without inviting any Bulgarian artist to join the act.

The Italian artists neither gave reasons for what they did, nor apologized to us, the Bulgarians complain.

Bulgaria's opera and ballet artists are among the best and most famous in the sphere. Every year they give dozens of shows to remember all around the world.

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