New Year’s Toast

Conductor: Simon Pavlov

Set design: Denis Ivanov

Hosts: Margarita Lachezarova and Tsveti Penyashki

Soloists, choir, ballet, and orchestra of the State Opera–Stara Zagora

Program for “New Year’s Toast”

Soloists: Emilia Dzhurova, Emilia Terzieva, Neli Petkova, Tamara Kalinkina, Yanitsa Nesheva, Boris Taskov, Ivaylo Dzhurov, Momchil Karaivanov, Stoyan Buyukliev, Teodor Petkov

1. Donizetti – Chorus from Act III of Don Pasquale (“Che interminabile andirivieni!”), performed by the choir of the State Opera–Stara Zagora

2. Rossini – Mustafa’s aria from The Italian Girl in Algiers (“Già d'insolito ardore”), performed by Ivaylo Dzhurov

3. Verdi – Giulietta’s aria from King for a Day (“Care fanciulle... Non vo' quel vecchio”), performed by Emilia Dzhurova

4. Verdi – Elena’s bolero from The Sicilian Vespers (“Mercè, dilette amiche”), performed by Yanitsa Nesheva

5. Tchaikovsky – Three dances from the ballet The Nutcracker:

- Spanish Dance;

- Russian Dance;

- Chinese Dance;

performed by soloists from the ballet company of the State Opera–Stara Zagora

6. Mascagni – Toast from Cavalleria rusticana (“Viva il vino spumeggiante”), performed by Boris Taskov

7. Tchaikovsky – Spanish Dance from the ballet Swan Lake, performed by soloists from the ballet company of the State Opera–Stara Zagora

8. Johann Strauss II – Barinkay’s aria from the operetta The Gypsy Baron, performed by Momchil Karaivanov

9. Kálmán – Boni’s couplets with the girls from the operetta The Csárdás Princess, performed by Teodor Petkov

10. Johann Strauss II – Adele’s couplets from the operetta Die Fledermaus, performed by Emilia Terzieva

11. Johann Strauss II – Toast from the operetta Die Fledermaus, performed by all

12. Bernstein – Maria’s song from West Side Story (“I Feel Pretty”), performed by Tamara Kalinkina

13. Bernstein – Tony’s song from West Side Story (“Maria”), performed by Stoyan Buyukliev

14. Bernstein – Tony and Maria’s duet from West Side Story (“Tonight”), performed by Margarita Lachezarova and Tsveti Penyashki

15. John Kander – Sally Bowles’s song from the musical Cabaret (“Cabaret”), performed by Neli Petkova

16. John Kander – “New York, New York,” performed by Ivaylo Dzhurov

17. Freddie Mercury – “Barcelona,” performed by Boris Taskov and Tamara Kalinkina

18. Cocciante – Gringoire’s aria from the musical Notre-Dame de Paris, performed by Boris Taskov, Stoyan Buyukliev, and Momchil Karaivanov