The Bulgarian opera star Gena Dimitrova will celebrate her 60th anniversary with a concert in the National Palace of Culture on October 23. Young opera singers that she has taught will sing some of her most famous roles.
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A concert on the occasion of the Sofia Musical Academy 80th Anniversary will be held on October 22 in `Bulgaria` Hall in Sofia. Students of the Academy will take part in the concert to the accompaniment of Valya Dervenska (violin), Maria Hristova (viola),
The famous actor Jean-Claude van Damme arrived in Bulgaria on October 17. This is the second visit of the actor to Bulgaria.
The six Scots from the group Deaf Shepard will play for the opening of the new building of the British Council and for the tenth anniversary of the Council in Bulgaria. The concert will take place in the Council`s center yard.
The extravagant Swedes from the `Army of Lovers` arrived in Sofia. Mulatto La Camilla, Polish girl Dominica, Jean-Pierre Barda and Alexander Bard traveled like ordinary passengers.
`Christopher, 14-year-old son of action star Jean-Claude van Damme, is to play a part in the film that his father starts to shoot in Bulgaria in late October,` representatives from New Image producer`s company announced. Christopher arrived for the first
The United Nations and UNESCO marked the centennial anniversary of the Bulgarian cartoonist and illustrator Iliya Beshkov (1901-1958). Beshkov`s works were exhibited in New York, Tel Aviv, Paris, London and Rome.
`The International Association of Cinema and Television Schools (CILECT) will meet in Bulgaria for the first time in its 46-year history,` Prof. Stanislav Semerdjiev, member of CILECT`s Executive Council and Vice Rector for International Relations of the
Popular Italian musician Zucchero is to guest in Bulgaria on October 22. The singer whose original name is Sugar Fornicciary will take part in the `Show of Slavi` but is not going to hold a concert in Bulgaria.
Two Bulgarian and three foreign films received Golden Chest Grand Prix at the 26th Golden Chest International Festival for TV Film Productions. The Golden Chest Grand Prix for best Bulgarian TV feature film went to `Letter to America,` directed by Iglika
The bigggest ever jackpot was hit on October 7 after the 80th drawing in the `6 from 49` game, representatives of the Bulgarian Sports Totalizer reported. The lucky person who managed to hit the jackpot is to receive BGN 2,832,953.
October 8 –14, 2001 ARIES
The opening of the new season of the National Theatre Ivan Vazov on October 2 coincides with its 100th anniversary and will be commemorated with events during the next three years. Special performances, exhibitions, lectures, contests, charity events, tou
The musicians from the `Laureate` group and their leader - violine-player Vasko Vassilev, will present in Sofia their second album `Virtuoso Vivaldi`. The promotion will take place on October 8 in the `Earth and People` museum.
Nine Bulgarians children, aged five to seven were awarded at the `Joy of Europe` 4th International Art Competition in Belgrade. 7,000 pictures from children from Eastern Europe and India were exhibited.
An exhibition of photo pictures taken during the last Antarctic expedition opens Tuesday in Sofia University `St. Kliment Ohridski`.
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The 26 edition of the film festival `Golden Chest` starts in Plovdiv today. The forum, dedicated to the TV productions, is to be opened at noon in the Moscow hall of the Novotel.
A ten day fest starts on October 26 in Hall N1 of the National Palace of Culture. The fest will end with a concert of the group `Bond`.
Today the premiere of the play `Virtuous and Inaccurate` will be performed in the Satire Theatre. The creator of the `anti-baby` is a cousin of Jacob Gerasy, who has a foundation in Bulgaria.
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