Operosa
 |
Operosa is an annual
opera festival
.
Devoted mainly to Balkan region with the main festival event in Herceg Novi in Montenegro
.
History
Operosa was founded by Finnish mezzo-soprano
In 2011 Operosa produced opera performances in
La Voix Humaine by Francis Poulenc. The following year in September 2014 Operosa produced an international full-scale opera performance of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod
.
[11][12]
Since, the Operosa Montenegro Opera Festival has taken place in the Old Town, the Forte Mare and the Kanli Kula Fortress open air amphitheater in Herceg Novi, Montenegro.[13][14][15]
A dedicated educational program (Operosa Academia) was initiated in 2012 and is active in
master classes
, workshops and smaller scale opera performances. Operosa also supports young artists with awards and stipends.
Operosa has collaboration and exchange schemes with international opera establishments such as
Aldeburgh Music Helsinki Festival, La Monnaie, Dutch National Opera and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation through the ENOA network of European opera academies.[16]
In 2017 Operosa was selected for co-funding by the
Herceg Novi municipality and Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment with performances across Montenegro, Serbia and Bulgaria
.
Artists
Artists who have performed and worked at Operosa include
Sofia Symphonic Orchestra, Varna Philharmonic Society Chamber Orchestra and Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra
Past productions
Operosa events take place across the Balkan region and since its inauguration have included the following productions.
- 2007: W.A. Mozart (Euxinograd, Varna, Bulgaria)
- 2008: Opera & Arabesque Ballet (Ivan Vazov National Theatre, Sofia, Bulgaria)
- 2009: )
- 2010: Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod (Euxinograd, Varna, Bulgaria)
- 2011: )
- 2012: Pimpinone by Georg Philipp Telemann (Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment, Belgrade, Serbia)
- 2012: Pimpinone by Georg Philipp Telemann (Betahaus, Sofia, Bulgaria)
- 2013: )
- 2014: Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod, Tivat, Montenegro)
- 2015: )
- 2015: )
- 2016: La Cenerentola by Gioachino Rossini (Kanli Kula, Herceg Novi, Montenegro)
- 2017: )
- 2017: Iolanta by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Kanli Kula, Herceg Novi, Montenegro)
- 2018: )
- 2018: )
- 2018: Carmen by Georges Bizet (Kanli Kula, Herceg Novi, Montenegro)
- 2018: )
- 2019: Džumbus by Milica Ilić (Berkovica, Sofia, Chavdar and Montana in Bulgaria)
- 2019: Be My Superstar - A Contemporary Tragedy by Šimon Voseček and Alexandra Lacroix based on text by Yann Verburgh (Dvorana Park, Herceg Novi, Montenegro)
- 2019: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn) by Felix Mendelssohn (Kanli Kula, Herceg Novi, Montenegro)
- 2019: Džumbus Music by Milica Ilić, Text Jovan Stamatović-Karić (Herceg Novi, Bijelo polje and Berane in Montenegro)
Other media
In 2007 Operosa released a recording named “Perle” under the label Orpheus Music.Sofia Symphonic Orchestra together with conductor Nayden Todorov, mezzo-soprano Katherine Haataja, guitar by Rosen Balkanski and harpsichord by Magdalena Vasileva.
See also
References
- ^ "Операта като модерен бизнес проект". manager.bg. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Operosa - "Don Giovanni"". operosa.org. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ ""Дон Жуан" открива "Опероса Евксиноград"". ibox.bg. 23 June 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- Dneven TrudAugust 24, 2009
- ^ "Арии, фракове и голи гърбове в "Евксиноград"". www.24chasa.bg. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ "Опероса 2009 в Евксиноград ще престави "Човешкият глас" от Франсис Пуленк". bnr.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ "Рада Носикова - изгряващото слънце на Опероса | ViewSofia". www.viewsofia.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ http://news.varna24.bg/159408.html Predstaviat Romeo i Julieta na opernia festival Operosa, http://www.varna24.bg/ April 28, 2010
- ^ Гергана Христова. ""Опероса" подготвя четвърти сезон на фестивала в Евксиноград". sliven-news.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Откриват четвъртия сезон на оперния фестивал "Опероса" в двореца "Евксиноград" край Варна". moreto.net. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "RTCG - Radio Televizija Crne Gore - Nacionalni javni servis :: Kulturna galaksija :: Birajte ljubav ili mržnju". RTCG - Radio Televizija Crne Gore - Nacionalni javni servis. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Savremeni ,,Romeo i Julija". ZRCALO. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Opera Now". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
- ^ "Mocartov-spektakl-u-Kanli-22-avgusta-". Kulinovosti.rs. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "mocartova-opera-cosi-fan-tutte-na-kanli-kuli". kolektiv.me. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ "opera-um-mestre-e-oito-alunos-numa-semana-de-afinacoes?seccao=Mais_i". ionline.pt. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "ОРФЕЙ МЮЗИК ::: Каталог » Katherine Haataja - Perle".