Bulgarian Opera diva Raina Kabaivanska became the first foreign national to receive the prestigious Italian award Maria Callas. She is distinguished with the award for her contribution to the glory of Arena di Verona . Raina Kabaivanska made her debut on the stage of the famous ancient theater in Verona in 1970 in Manon Lescaut and performed there for the last time in 1997 in Madame Butterfly (photo on the right). Photos: Arena di Verona
On the occasion of the anniversary since the election of the city of Plovdiv as European Capital of Culture, the space above the main pedestrian street and cultural environment, an special art installation was put up. It consist of two pieces of transparent fabric, spreading above the street and containing the names of all 60 capitals of culture proclaimed so far, written in Bulgarian and English, as well as the names of places that are yet to take over the title of Capital of Culture. Photo: Ekaterina Kostova/Radio Plovdiv
Summer is here, and once again, Park Ezero (Lake) in Burgas is hosting the festival of sand sculptures. The theme this year is comic book and film characters. Some of the sculptures are of characters from Harry Potter, Beauty and the Beast, and..
A Chinese tradition came to life within the framework of the first two-day Dragon Boat Festival in Bulgaria, which is one of the numerous events that are part of the program of "Summer with Chinese Culture in Bulgaria" (June-August). The..
The town of Veliko Tarnovo, the medieval capital of Bulgaria, is one of the most beautiful and preferred destinations for cultural tourism, visited every year by a record number of guests from the country and from all..
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