{"id":33461,"date":"2019-04-22T12:47:57","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T09:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stageoftheages.bg\/demo\/?page_id=33461"},"modified":"2024-06-14T15:24:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T12:24:38","slug":"more-about-the-festival-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stageoftheages.bg\/index.php\/en\/more-about-the-festival-en\/","title":{"rendered":"STAGE OF THE AGES"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1556177321590{background-color: #dcc8f0 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeInLeft&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h3\">ABOUT THE FESTIVAL<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6adbbf894458d {margin-top: 30px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6adbbf894458d\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221;]<span lang=\"EN-GB\">Stage of the Ages is the first open-air opera festival in Bulgaria, which takes place in Tsarevets Fortress in Veliko Tarnovo, at the site of the medieval palace of the Bulgarian kings. Through the years it has become one of the most significant cultural events in Bulgaria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The first edition of the festival was in 1985, dedicated to the 800th anniversary of the uprising of Asen and Petar, which established the Second Bulgarian Kingdom and Tarnovo as the capital. The first performance was the opera Ivaylo by Marin Goleminov, directed by Plamen Kartalov.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">In 1987 the festival included six performances of Tsar Kaloyan opera by Pancho Vladigerov, two concerts of popular overtures, arias, duets and ensembles and three performances of The Goat Horn ballet by Krasimir Kyurkchiyski.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">After 21 years interruption<\/span>,\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-GB\">the unique art event was restored in 2008 with the support of the Ministry of Culture, this time dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Bulgarian independence, declared in 1908 on Tsarevets Hill. It went on every summer since then, presenting more than 45 of the best operas, ballets and musicals. During that period main partner and co-organiser of the festival was Sofia Opera and Ballet, headed by maestro Plamen Kartalov.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The festival is organized by Veliko Tarnovo Municipality with the support of the Municipal Tourist Agency \u201cTsarevgrad Tarnov\u201d and since 2016 it has been developed as a summer season venue of all Bulgarian opera theatres and rebranded as Open Air Festival of Bulgarian Opera Theatres &#8220;Stage of the Ages&#8221;, featuring the state operas in Varna, Ruse, Burgas, Stara Zagora and Plovdiv, Arabesque Ballet Company, Veliko Tarnovo Music and Drama Theatre and others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The Festival has been awarded the prestigious EFFE Label (Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe) for three consecutive periods, including the current 2019-2020 label.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1556953386425{background-color: #dcc8f0 !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;history-en&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeInLeft&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h3\">HISTORY<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6adbbf8944bb5 {margin-top: 30px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6adbbf8944bb5\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221;]Stage of the Ages is the first open-air opera festival in Bulgaria, which takes place in Tsarevets Fortress in Veliko Tarnovo, at the site of the medieval palace of the Bulgarian kings. Through the years it has become one of the most significant cultural events in Bulgaria.<\/p>\n<p>The first edition of the festival was in 1985, dedicated to the 800th anniversary of the uprising of Asen and Petar, which established the Second Bulgarian Kingdom and Tarnovo as the capital. The first performance was the opera Ivaylo by Marin Goleminov, directed by Plamen Kartalov.<\/p>\n<p>In 1987 the festival included six performances of Tsar Kaloyan opera by Pancho Vladigerov, two concerts of popular overtures, arias, duets and ensembles and three performances of The Goat Horn ballet by Krasimir Kyurkchiyski.<\/p>\n<p>After 21 years interruption,\u00a0the unique art event was restored in 2008 with the support of the Ministry of Culture, this time dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Bulgarian independence, declared in 1908 on Tsarevets Hill. It went on every summer since then, presenting more than 45 of the best operas, ballets and musicals. During that period main partner and co-organiser of the festival was Sofia Opera and Ballet, headed by maestro Plamen Kartalov.<\/p>\n<p>The festival is organized by Veliko Tarnovo Municipality with the support of the Municipal Tourist Agency \u201cTsarevgrad Tarnov\u201d and since 2016 it has been developed as a summer season venue of all Bulgarian opera theatres and rebranded as Open Air Festival of Bulgarian Opera Theatres &#8220;Stage of the Ages&#8221;, featuring the state operas in Varna, Ruse, Burgas, Stara Zagora and Plovdiv, Arabesque Ballet Company, Veliko Tarnovo Music and Drama Theatre and others.<\/p>\n<p>The Festival has been awarded the prestigious EFFE Label (Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe) for three consecutive periods, including the current 2019-2020 label.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6adbbf8944be6 {margin-top: 8px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6adbbf8944be6\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" 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