ESMERALDA THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD OF PARIS

19.02.2024
/Thursday/ 7:00 p.m. Stage Opera

ESMERALDA-THE PARISIAN
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD

Musical
based on the novel by Victor Hugo

Music
Ricardo Cochante

Orchestration
for a large symphony orchestra and rock band Lyudmil Gorchev

Conductor Vladimir
Boshnakov

Director Violetta
Gorcheva

Scenography and costumes Denis
Ivanov

Choreography Mario
Piazza

Chormasters Mladen
Stanev, Stefaniya Ruseva

Concertmaster
Paulina Zaharieva

Esmeralda

Michaela Fileva

Frollo

Marin Rusinov

Gringoire

Nikolay Motsov

Quasimodo

Boris Taskov

Febys /Phebus/

Dimitar Raichev

Clopin

Alexander Panayotov

Fleur de Lis

Gergana
Nikolaeva

Ballet, orchestra, choir of State Opera-Stara Zagora Children's and Youth Opera and Ballet Studio of the State Opera - Stara Zagora
The children of "We are musicians" Proto-Bulgarian survival school "BagaTour"

The author, Ricardo Cochante, was inspired by the great work of the same name by Victor Hugo. The music is hit, in places - dramatic, but very melodic". Leading in the production is the montage cinematic principle, with sharp and contrasting transitions, extreme scenes, dramaturgically set and supported by the laconicism of the musical form. The choir, which is the main actor, is present as a metaphor for the Cathedral, Fate, Providence and the Higher Mind" - shares the director Violeta Gorcheva. According to choreographer Mario Piazza, "This work is a hymn to diversity, a denunciation of indifference to human suffering, a cry that exposes the suffering of those who consider themselves different from a society that has forgotten the very meaning of humanity, a work that speaks of love." "The only elements that directly illustrate the church are a large image of the grieving Madonna - a magnificent and infinitely expressive statue of the Holy Virgin from the Cathedral of Barcelona /The Burial of Christ by Josep Limon i Bruguera (1864 - 1934), created in 1920/. It creates a feeling of empathy with the characters in the performance. The other real element is the three bells that symbolically mark Quasimodo's tower and his monastery. The costumes are contemporary, without engaging specifics in the era and style, simply sometime in the 20th century. The characters' characters and their social individuality and specificity are brought to the forefront, as is the color" - adds artist Denis Ivanov. Performed in Bulgarian. Duration 2 hours and 30 minutes with one intermission Premiere: June 30 /Thursday/ 2022. 9:00 p.m., stage Ancient Forum Augusta Trajana