On Christmas Eve, the State Opera – Burgas has prepared the traditional Christmas concert, which will delight the audience on December 18, Thursday, from 19:00.

The conductor of the concert is Yordan Dafov, winner of the Golden Age award and this year's award of Burgas Municipality for contribution to the art of conducting. Soloists, an orchestra (with concertmaster Vanya Zlateva) and a choir (with conductor Alexander Chepanov), as well as the Milka Stoeva Children's Choir (with conductor Marieta Seklemova) will participate on stage.

Soloists of the concert are Maria Tsvetkova-Madzharova, Maria Yurkovskaya, Milen Dinolov and Kostadin Mechkov.

The program includes: Bulgarian Rhapsody "Vardar" by Pancho Vladigerov, works by Johann Strauss, Gioachino Rossini, Franz Gruber, Franz Schubert, Ruslan Karagyozov, Vladimir Dzhambazov, J. F. Coots, works by Ruslan Karagyozov, Vladimir Dzhambazov, Cesar Franck and "Hallelujah" by George Frideric Handel.

Over 130 performers will create a festive atmosphere, including a solemn coda with "Hallelujah." The concert is aimed at humility and uplifting the spirit, marking the feast of the Nativity of Christ.