"Opera on the Square" festival opened on Alexander Batenberg Square in Sofia Saturday night. Photo by Kameliya Atanasova (novinite.com)
"A Magical Night with the Opera's Classics" marked the beginning of the sixth edition of "Opera on the Square" festival on Alexander Batenberg Square in Sofia.
Ballet, symphonic music, folklore and theatre diversify the poster of this year's festival, to take place July 3 to 18.
Unique combination of art and genres will be presented in the open-air stage of the festival for nearly a month, including Rossini's "The Barber of Seville", "Madame Butterfly" and the musical "Hair".
As in the previous editions, the festival will be managed by opera director Plamen Kartalov.