
Bulgaria marks Wednesday, June 2, the 134th anniversary of the death of one of the most prominent Bulgarians – the publicist, poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev, who gave his life for Bulgaria’s independence. The anniversary will be commemorated all over Bulgaria with official ceremonies and laying of wreaths. At precisely 12 noon sirens invite people [...]
June 2, 2010 | Posted in
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Sonya Yoncheva, a 28-year-old Bulgarian soprano, has taken the top prize in the prestigious Operalia competition founded and conducted by the Spanish tenor Placido Domingo. The prize is widely considered to be a launching pad into an opera career not only for the winners of the top prizes, but also for the 40 contestants who [...]
May 5, 2010 | Posted in
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Famous American painter and world-renowned master of pop art, Hunt Slonem, personally opened two exhibits in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia Thursday and Friday. Slonem’s visit to Sofia has been anticipated by Bulgarian art-lovers for quite a while and has been in the works for several years now. It was finally realized on April 28 and 29 [...]
May 1, 2010 | Posted in
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Bulgaria’s latest motion picture “Mission London” brought BGN 355 120 in just 3 days, with 50 000 people going to the movie theaters between April 16 and 18. The comedy of Director Dimitar Mitovski, telling the story about life at the Bulgarian Embassy in London, broke the all time record for contemporary Bulgarian film revenues [...]
April 24, 2010 | Posted in
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The most anticipated Bulgarian movie for 2010 “Mission London” will begin showing Friday in movie theaters across the country. The picture is a comedy, based on the novel of prominent contemporary Bulgarian writer, Alek Popov, and is the first fiction movie of director, Dimitar Mitovski, known mostly for documentaries, his work in reality shows and [...]
April 18, 2010 | Posted in
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Spanish prominent singer Concha Buika, a contemporary world music star who brings flamenco and jazz together with her smoky voice, will stage a concert in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on April 17. The concert will mark the Spanish Presidency of the European Union and is organized with the cooperation of Spain’s Embassy in Sofia. The singer [...]
April 12, 2010 | Posted in
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A Bulgarian Orthodox Church delegation has traveled to Jerusalem to light a night-light with Holy Fire to be used in the “Alexander Nevski” cathedral in Sofia for the Saturday midnight service. Lovech Bishop Gabriel is amongst the delegation in Jerusalem for the second time Saturday. He lauded the “great miracle” of the Holy Fire that [...]
April 4, 2010 | Posted in
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The hardcore band from California Terror will throw a party in the Sofia club “The Box” on 1 July. The group comes at the invitation of Re-Act. From the Bulgarian side, the concert of Terror in Sofia will be opened by the old school heroes Death Squad, the super hardcore formation B.F.D.M and Redound, who [...]
March 27, 2010 | Posted in
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Montenegro’s Minister of Culture, Prof Branislav Micunovic, heads a delegation that has arrived in the Bulgarian capital Sofia on a working visit. The Montenegrin party has been invited by the Bulgarian Culture Minister, Vezhdi Rashidov. An agreement for bilateral cultural cooperation is to be signed between the two countries, covering the period between 2010 and [...]
March 20, 2010 | Posted in
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The music of the Argentinean movie El Secreto de Sus Ojos (The Secret of Their Eyes), winner of the Oscar for Foreign Film, is performed by Bulgarian musicians. The music was recorded via internet last year and is performed by the Bulgarian symphonic orchestra SIF 309. The movie tells the story of a retired prosecutor, [...]
March 14, 2010 | Posted in
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