Sonya Yoncheva will perform in Paris accompanied by the Sofia Philharmonic

 The Sofia Philharmonic is starting the New Year with a guest performance in Paris - just two days after returning from a tour in China.

On January 7, the national orchestra will partner with the world-renowned Bulgarian opera singer Sonya Yoncheva at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. The program includes overtures and arias by Puccini, Massenet, and Bizet.

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Sonya Yoncheva will also perform Albena’s aria from the opera Albena by Bulgarian composer Parashkev Hadzhiev.

Under the baton of Nayden Todorov, the Sofia Philharmonic will further highlight the Bulgarian element with Rachenitsa from Thracian Dances by Petko Staynov, the orchestra announced.

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Edited by Diana Tsankova
English version: R. Petkova