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Concert of Sonya Yoncheva and Placido Domingo in Sofia on August 31 will be broadcast live worldwide

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The concert of Sonya Yoncheva and Placido Domingo, which will be held on August 31 in front of the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia, will be broadcast live around the world. 
"Gala in Sofia" is the title of the concert of Sonya Yoncheva and Placido Domingo on the last day of August in the centre of the Bulgarian capital. The streaming will take place on a specially created website.
12 cameras and 1 drone will ensure the broadcast. 
Exactly at 8 o'clock in the evening Sonya Yoncheva and Placido Domingo will appear on a specially built stage in front of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral under the open sky Sonya Yoncheva and Placido Domingo. 
Yoncheva and Placido Domingo will perform arias and duets from famous operas accompanied by the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Nayden Todorov.



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