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FULL THE HERMIT OF RILA (Kiril Popov) Sofia 2024 Iriney Konstantinov, Atanas Mladenov, Angel Hristov, Ivan Radev
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: THE HERMIT OF RILA - A Мusical Poem
- Composer: Father Kiril Popov, Orchestration Georgi Strezov
- Libretto: Tihomir Pavlov Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: St. Alexander Nevsky Square, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Recorded: July 2024
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Iriney Konstantinov, Atanas Mladenov, Angel Hristov, Ivan Radev, Dimitar Stanchev, Nikolay Petrov, Veselin Mihaylov, Stefan Vladimirov, Ivan Aleksandrov, Velislav Ninov
- Conductor: Zhorzh Dimitrov
- Orchestra: Orchestra of the Sofia Opera
- Chorus: Chorus of the Sofia Opera
- Chorus Master: Christiyan Stoyanov
- Stage Director: Plamen Kartaloff
- Stage Designer: Nela Stoyanova
- Costume Designer: Marta Mironska
- Lighting Designer: Emil Dinkov
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Sofia National Opera and Ballet
- Date Published: 2025
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Musical poem in two acts and ten scenes In 1937, the Bulgarian public figure, writer, poet and ethnographer Tihomir Pavlov (1880-1937) created and published his last poetic work, “The Hermit of Rila”, based on the life of the All-Bulgarian saint Reverend John of Rila the Wonderworker. Unfortunately, this unique poem remained in oblivion until, in 2022, our contemporary priest, composer, conductor and pedagogue Father Kiril Popov (b. 1955) found it in his personal archive and received musical inspiration.
Synopsis
The events took place at the end of the 9th and the first half of the 10th century in the central Sredets region of the then Bulgarian kingdom. As a historical time, this was the golden age of Bulgaria, during the rule of the kings St. Boris-Michael, Simeon the Great and St. Peter. Churches and monasteries were built all over the Bulgarian land, and the Orthodox Christian faith flourished.(Visited 57 times, 1 visits today)