Wednesday January 23, 2008
TEATRO LIRICO d'EUROPA
Giacomo Puccini's Opera Tosca
Presented by Wilmington Concert Association
Wednesday, January 23, 2008 / 8 pm/ UNCW's Kenan Auditorium
Tickets: $50 General Public / $15 Students
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PROGRAM & ARTIST INFORMATION:
Teatro Lirico D'Europa was created in 1988 by the late Yves Josee, a former ballet divo who was also a brilliant French arts promoter, and Giorgio Lalov, a young Bulgarian opera singer who made his debut at Teatro alla Scala, Milan, at the age of 25 while participating in Scala's famous international training program for young singers. The collaboration between Josse and Lalov was a huge success in a very short time, resulting in tours with over 250 performances a season. Lalov created the sets and costumes for the productions and organized the chorus and orchestra in Bulgaria. He drew soloists for the productions from a huge reservoir of operatic talent in Bulgaria and central Europe where he was living, as well as from the USA. Josse booked performances for the company in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Germany from his office in Paris. From the very beginning, the company established itself
as highly competent in delivering traditional, full-scale productions featuring a large orchestra and chorus, and mature opera singers. The unusual chemistry of the company proved to be very popular with European audiences.
Teatro Lirico D'Europa had developed a firm history of success with a portfolio of hundreds of rave reviews for different opera productions that had been presented all over Europe, in theaters and at important international festivals, as well as a collection of outstanding live CD recordings. Lalov's wife, Jenny Kelly, (creator of International Classic Artists Mgmt.) organized the materials and began to make offers to theaters in the US . By winter 2000, she had booked the first major American tour for the company. The response to the American debut tour from both press and theaters was very positive indeed.
Photo of Teatro Lirico D'Europa's production of Tosca courtesy of the company
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