#poto Bulgaria

[operafantomet]

Dougie Carter, Georgia Wilkinson and Nadim Naaman as the Andrew Riley production AKA Middle East Tour returns to Europe - this time Sofia in Bulgaria

( from here and here )

#phantom of the opera #i love that the elissa costume now is a promo costume #dougie carter #georgia wilkinson #nadim naaman #poto middle east tour #poto bulgaria

[phantomchristinesuk]

Grace Chapman made her Christine debut in Sofia, Bulgaria tonight (12/4/24)

(Pictures smiller777, conwayjackjack & jessicahackett_soprano instagrams)

#phantom of the opera #grace chapman #phantomoftheopera #poto bulgaria #poto sofia #poto middle east tour #poto Eastern Europe tour #poto Middle Eastern and European tour #the first time since Astrid Giske/Charlotte Brænna that an understudy Christine has performed in this production

[ballerinadellamusica]

Today it was announced by Pozorište na Terezijama (the company that perform the Serbian production) that the right holders for Phantom has made the decision that performances will have to be paused for the next 2 years.

This is to allow the Middle East/Europe tour to visit multiple countries including places currently performing Non-Replica show.

This means that Fantom iz Opere (Serbia) and Фантомът на Операта (Bulgaria) will probably have no performances until at least January 2026 and I feel we will not see many new non-replicas open.

I do not believe this will affect Az Operaház Fantomja (Hungary) or any other productions listed on the official website.

Hopefully these productions (and any others) will be able to reopen in the future.

Pictures: Pozorište na Terezijama & Национален музикален театър

#phantomoftheopera #phantom of the opera #poto Serbia #poto Belgrade #poto Bulgaria #poto Sofia #poto non replica #poto worldwide

[marleneoftheopera]

Masquerade in POTO Bulgaria.

#even though i am still completely puzzled by this production #it is nice to see a full clip of a song #also i do like the background #poto bulgaria #the phantom of the opera #phantom of the opera #Youtube

[ange-de-la-musique]

Christiana Loizu as Christine Daaé in POTO Bulgaria.

#phantom of the opera #the phantom of the opera #poto #poto bulgaria #christine daae #christiana loizu

[boxfivetrades]

POTO Bulgaria

“Lot 666, then: Some lightbulbs on a platter...”

“Christine... Christine... He’s got us all trapped in this strange deconstructivist-looking underground realm of his that is somehow ALSO a life-size Tetris game of absolute nightmares and so either way you choose he’s probably gonna win..!” *chokes*

(x)

#now for the REAL dumpster fire #my soul is TIRED #so are my eyes #but i can't stop looking #in horror #phantom of the opera #phantom #poto #poto bulgaria #non replica #non inspiration

[paradoxers]

#bulgariatourism #travel #balchik #nature #photography #poto bulgaria

[grayshades50]

Когато стане сложно не бягаш. Търсиш мотивация, търсиш едното нещо, което те държи и се хващаш за него. Хващаш го и се държиш много здраво. После продължаваш напред.

#bulgaria #poto bulgaria #citati българско

[elemelon-s]

The two Bulgarian Raouls 🇧🇬

Row 1: Денко Проданов // Denko Prodanov

Row 2: Александър Панайотов // Alexander Panayotov

The Bulgarian production of Phantom of the Opera (Фантомът на операта) has run for 33 performances at the Musical Theater “Stefan Makedonski” from January-March and November 2019. Both actors share the role of Raoul.

#phantom of the opera #poto bulgaria #Фантомът на операта #denko prodanov #alexander panayotov

[dawdl-ing]

This is but a mere GLIMPSE of the nonsense I’ve been up to. I believe Bulgaria’s POTO ‘Point of No Return’ sequence deserved its own fanart.

*snort*

Phantom of the FRUITpra

#my art #musicals #phantom of the opera #doodles #poto bulgaria

[glassprism]

One gifset per production of ALW’s The Phantom of the Opera

- Sofia production

#Phantom of the Opera #POTO Bulgaria #production gifset #gifset #interesting production this was

[operafantomet]

POTO DUBAI

Lifting up a question from a previous post:

"Any comments on the Dubai production? From what I have seen on Instagram, the colour palette of costumes is strangely muted, it looks a bit drab as a result, unlike the opulent original. Cheaper no doubt, but looks about 10-15 years too late in terms of silhouettes. Erik’s organ in its rocky niche is a nice gothic touch"

The current Middle East Tour started its life as a sit-down production in Romania in 2015, with design by Andrew Riley. The same production opened in Norway in 2018, but then massively vamped, with pimped sets, a new and fierce chandelier, and an overall upgraded costume design. This production continued to Greece, and now the Middle East, closing in Dubai as we speak and heading to Kuwait Bulgaria next.

I agree that the palette is fairly muted. It's an incredibly blue production, if anything. There were scenes I would have wanted a splash of colour, of red, of green, of pink, of yellow. After two hours there is a certain blue overdose. The overall mood is this:

But I like the set design a lot. Moody and monumental but still with enough blank spaces where the imagination can kick in. And very much a nod to the Palais Garnier throughout, but other angles and details than Bjørnson's design. I am especially fond of the ever-present Garnier-esque proscenium and chandelier, as well as the "torn" drum-structure featuring the organ or dome on the other side, and a diagonal staircase on the other side.

The mock operas and the glittering mirrored hall for Masquerade are the only to break the "blueness". Here's the main look for Il Muto:

And the two main looks for Masquerade, the first being very golden, and the second very red.

As for the costume design being a bit "late" for when POTO is traditionally set - yes. I've done two off-hand interviews with people involved in this production. One of them told me that it was the London office encouraging non-replica productions to seek out other time periods, other styles, other looks, to not become Maria Bjørnson blueprints. That is why you have inter-war style in Estonia, non-defined or modern-day style in Finland, Serbia and Bulgaria, 1860s movie clone in Poland, and Edwardian/Belle Epoque in this particular production.

(there ARE non-replica production doing full-blown Victorian, hereunder Hungary, Czech Republic and the Mediterranean version, so it doesn't seem to be set in stone. But the word used was encouraged, not demanded)

There also seems to be a will to do things opposite of the original. "So the Phantom wears his mask on the right side? Then we'll go left!"... "Oh, so Christine is a brunette? Then we go blonde!"... "Oh, so Meg is a blonde? Then we go brunette!"... Yeah.

I hope that answered your questions/comments and gave some links and stuff to explore further :)

#poto romania #poto norway #poto greece #poto middle east tour #phantom of the opera #andrew riley #non replica #scenography #costume design

[phantomchristinesuk]

Christines around the World: 2021

Japan

山本紗衣 (Sae Yamamoto), 海沼千明 (Chiaki Kainuma), 久保佳那子 (Kanako Kubo) & 岩城あさみ (Asami Iwashiro)

West End

Lucy St. Louis, Holly-Anne Hull, Anouk van Laake & Beatrice Penny-Touré*

Broadway

Meghan Picerno, Emilie Kouatchou, Julia Udine & Elizabeth Welch*

Estonia

Maria Listra

Finland

Marjukka Tepponen

Sanna Iljin, Hanna-Liina Võsa & Iida Antola

Hungary

Mahó Andrea, Fonyó Barbara & Krassy Renáta

Czechia

Monika Sommerová, Michaela Štiková Gemrotová, Natálie Grossová* & Kristina Růžičková^

Србија (Serbia)

Мина Глигорић (Mina Gligorić), Мирјана Матић-Недељковић (Mirjana Matić-Nedeljković)* & Марта Хаџиманов (Marta Hadžimanov)*

България (Bulgaria)

Християна Лоизу (Christiana Loizu) & Теменужка Трифонова (Temenuzhka Trifonova)

*did not perform the role during this year

^possibly not in the cast

Pictures: Phantomopera, Ooppera Baletti, Madách Színház & fantom Opery social media. Teater Vanemuine (Gabriela Liivamägi). Musical.cz & Music Bulgaria Facebook. Shiki Theater Company (Akihito Abe). Performers instagrams (Manon Taris).

#phantomoftheopera #poto west end #poto london #phantom of the opera #poto west end revival #poto broadway #poto czechia #poto serbia #poto Bulgaria #poto japan #オペラ座の怪人 #poto estonia #poto finland #love Never dies #poto hungary

[ballerinadellamusica]

Phantom of the Opera Cast Lists

Up to date as of 17/6/23

West End

Japan 

Serbia

Bulgaria (Phantom)

Bulgaria (Love Never Dies)

Hungary

Czechia

Italy - linked but waiting for more understudy announcements

Monaco

Spain

South Korea

China 

#phantomoftheopera #phantom of the opera #poto west end #poto london #poto west end revival #poto japan #poto italy #poto spain #poto Bulgaria #love never dies Bulgaria #love never dies #poto Hungary #poto czechia #poto South Korea

[marleneoftheopera]

So now that a more closeup photo of Christine’s Masquerade dress in Bulgaria exists... I am even more confused.

#are we at the spring formal #Vladimir Mihailov #Christiana Loizu #poto bulgaria #The Phantom of the Opera

[wolfgangamaderik]

I just had to draw this after seeing that fruit crown of Erik in PONR of the Bulgarian production :) 

#poto bulgaria #fruit crown #Erik the Phantom