The Strauss Gala with Vienna Schönbrunn Orchestra will take Bulgarians to a musical walk through the period of the Strauss Dynasty. The world tour of Vienna Schönbrunn Orchestra, dedicated to the 200th birth anniversary of Johann Strauss, begins with concerts in Bulgaria. Strauss's 200th birth anniversary will be marked in 2025. The orchestra is preparing to tour three Bulgarian cities.
On August 5 and 6, it will perform on Tsarevets Fortress in Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo. On August 7, the Vienna Schönbrunn Orchestra will perform at the Varna Summer Theater, which is among the most beautiful summer theaters in the Balkans. The Bulgarian tour will culminate on August 8 on St. Alexander Nevsky Square in central Sofia.
The 51 st Sofia International Book Fair opens today at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia. The forum, which will be on until 15 December, is organized by the Bulgarian Book association. 160 publishing houses are taking part in the forum..
"Through his plays, Jean-Pierre Martinez strives to restore the prestige of comedy as a mirror held out to society" - the playwright's website states. Martinez is the author of 101 comedies performed all over the world, which are studied in French schools..
Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov is one of twelve writers from around the world invited to become international members of the British Royal Society of Literature, the organisation announced on its website . The writers were selected by a committee..
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