Opera on the Square returns to Bulgaria’s capital from July 9
Performances in the Opera on the Square series will be held in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia from July 9 to August 9 2026, with the city’s landmark Alexander Nevski cathedral as the backdrop.
The programme:
July 9, 10, 11, 15, 17, at 8pm: Cavalleria Rusticana, Pagliacci. Operas by Pietro Mascagni and Ruggero Leoncavallo. Performed in Italian. Duration three hours, with one intermission.
July 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, at 8pm: Mamma Mia! Musical by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Director Plamen Kartaloff. Duration three hours, with one intermission.
August 1, at 9pm: The Hermit of Rila. By Father Kiril Popov. Performed in Bulgarian. Duration two hours.
August 9, at 8pm: Turandot. Opera by Giacomo Puccini, conductor Daniel Oren. Duration two hours and 40 minutes, with two intermissions.
Children younger than six will not be admitted to these performances.
For further details, including how to buy tickets, please visit the online calendar for July and August of Sofia Opera and Ballet.
(Archive photos: Sofia Opera and Ballet)
