Programme
• 9 July (Thursday), 8:00 PM – Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci – operas by Pietro Mascagni and Ruggero Leoncavallo, featuring the Children's Radio Choir under the direction of Venetsia Karamanova and Michaela Koteva.
Performed in Italian, running time 3 hours, including 1 intermission. A co-production with three Italian theatres (Modena, Piacenza and Ravenna).
Recommended for adults only – children under 6 years of age are not admitted.
• 10 July (Friday), 8:00 PM – Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci – operas by Pietro Mascagni and Ruggero Leoncavallo, featuring the Children's Radio Choir under the direction of Venetsia Karamanova and Michaela Koteva.
Performed in Italian, running time 3 hours, including 1 intermission. A co-production with three Italian theatres (Modena, Piacenza and Ravenna).
Recommended for adults only – children under 6 years of age are not admitted.
• 11 July (Saturday), 8:00 PM – Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci – operas by Pietro Mascagni and Ruggero Leoncavallo, featuring the Children's Radio Choir under the direction of Venetsia Karamanova and Michaela Koteva.
Performed in Italian, running time 3 hours, including 1 intermission. A co-production with three Italian theatres (Modena, Piacenza and Ravenna).
Recommended for adults only – children under 6 years of age are not admitted.
• 15 July (Wednesday), 8:00 PM – Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci – operas by Pietro Mascagni and Ruggero Leoncavallo, featuring the Children's Radio Choir under the direction of Venetsia Karamanova and Michaela Koteva.
Performed in Italian, running time 3 hours, including 1 intermission. A co-production with three Italian theatres (Modena, Piacenza and Ravenna).
In the role of Nedda in Pagliacci – internationally acclaimed Georgian soprano Nino Machaidze, who began her international career on the stage of La Scala in Milan.
Recommended for adults only – children under 6 years of age are not admitted.
• 17 July (Friday), 8:00 PM – Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci – operas by Pietro Mascagni and Ruggero Leoncavallo, featuring the Children's Radio Choir under the direction of Venetsia Karamanova and Michaela Koteva.
Performed in Italian, running time 3 hours, including 1 intermission. A co-production with three Italian theatres (Modena, Piacenza and Ravenna).
In the role of Nedda in Pagliacci – internationally acclaimed Georgian soprano Nino Machaidze, who began her international career on the stage of La Scala in Milan.
Recommended for adults only – children under 6 years of age are not admitted.
The programme continues with the world-famous musical MAMMA MIA!
• 24 July (Friday), 8:00 PM – MAMMA MIA! – music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, directed by Plamen Kartaloff.
Running time 3 hours, including 1 intermission. The performance features some of the greatest hits by the legendary Swedish group ABBA.
Recommended for adults only – children under 6 years of age are not admitted.
• 25 July (Saturday), 8:00 PM – MAMMA MIA! – music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, directed by Plamen Kartaloff.
Running time 3 hours, including 1 intermission. The performance features some of the greatest hits by the legendary Swedish group ABBA.
Recommended for adults only – children under 6 years of age are not admitted.
• 26 July (Sunday), 8:00 PM – MAMMA MIA! – music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, directed by Plamen Kartaloff.
Running time 3 hours, including 1 intermission. The performance features some of the greatest hits by the legendary Swedish group ABBA.
Recommended for adults only – children under 6 years of age are not admitted.
• 27 July (Monday), 8:00 PM – MAMMA MIA! – music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, directed by Plamen Kartaloff.
Running time 3 hours, including 1 intermission. The performance features some of the greatest hits by the legendary Swedish group ABBA.
Recommended for adults only – children under 6 years of age are not admitted.
• 28 July (Tuesday), 8:00 PM – MAMMA MIA! – music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, directed by Plamen Kartaloff.
Running time 3 hours, including 1 intermission. The performance features some of the greatest hits by the legendary Swedish group ABBA.
Recommended for adults only – children under 6 years of age are not admitted.
• 1 August (Saturday), 9:00 PM – The Hermit of Rila – a musical poem in two acts and ten scenes dedicated to the life of St. John of Rila the Wonderworker, the patron saint and protector of Bulgaria.
Text by the Revival-era writer Tihomir Pavlov (his final work, completed in 1937), music by Father Kiril Popov (composer, conductor, priest and educator, 2022), conducted by Georgi Dimitrov.
Performed in Bulgarian, running time 2 hours.
Recommended for adults only – children under 6 years of age are not admitted.
The grand finale of Opera at the Square 2026 will take place on 9 August, marking the 100th anniversary of Giacomo Puccini's final masterpiece, Turandot, which premiered on 26 April 1926 at La Scala in Milan.
• 9 August (Sunday), 8:00 PM – Turandot – opera by Giacomo Puccini.
Conducted by Daniel Oren, featuring internationally renowned artists Ekaterina Semenchuk and Jorge de León, together with the children's vocal and theatre ensemble Talasamche.
Performed in Italian, running time 2 hours and 40 minutes, including 2 intermissions.
Recommended for adults only – children under 6 years of age are not admitted.
Tickets for all performances can be purchased online via the Sofia Opera and Ballet website.
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