National Opera and Ballet Sofia

Sofia National Opera and Ballet in brief - 1908 A resident chorus was established - 1909 First performance of an entire opera was given Pagliacci by Leoncavallo - 1920 The first resident orchestra was established - 1923 The company Opera Fellowship became a State organization under the name of National Opera - 1928 First independent ballet performance Coppélia, set by Atanas Petrov - founder of professional ballet in Bulgaria - 1923 1944 Intensive development of the institution with over 100 performers - 1944 1989 socialist times: creative exchange with the USSR and other socialist countries - 1989 present contemporary management of Sofia Opera and Ballet: - First tours in the USA and Japan, first participations in music forums in Switzerland, Greece, Turkey, etc, guest performances in Füssen, Germany; Minsk, Belarus, etc. - Guest performers and new members in the ballet company from Japan, the UK, Italy, France, Switzerland, Moldova and Albania - The Easter Festival and the Christmas Soirees became traditional as well as the New Year performances and concerts A glass of champagne at the opera house, summer opera performances at outdoor stages, chamber performances, performances for children and babies. For more information: https://www.operasofia.bg/en/about-us/history