A special visit to the Sofia opera and Ballet was organized for the Council of Women in Business in Bulgaria. Almost 70 ladies – members, participants in the educational initiative Leadership academy, friends of the organization and their families were immersed in the magic of the opera stage art.

The group of the Council of Women in Business was part of the audience of the new performance of “Carmen” – a work of the director of the Sofia opera and Ballet – academician Plamen Kartalov. The opera gained the deserved ovations from the guests of the Council as they all shared their enthusiastic opinion about the innovative production and the talent of the Bulgarian performers.

The performance was not the only experience that captivated the guests from the Council of Women in Business in Bulgaria in the Sofia opera and Ballet. Part of the visit was also a specially organized tour behind the scenes in order to get acquainted to the magic of some of the most interesting moments of the preparation for a production from the inside. The ladies and her families visited the ballet rehearsal room, the dressing room where the artists are transformed for their stage roles and saw the costumes, the requisition of the opera, the console and the whole stage. They also learned how and from where are the sound and the lightening managed during a performance.

The guests from the Council met with the academician Plamen Kartalov and with the deputy director of Administrative questions of the Sofia opera and Ballet – Hristina Staneva, who organized the special visit, as well.

After the end of the performance the group from the Council of Women in Business in Bulgaria had the chance to get acquainted to the performers of “Carmen“ and to congratulate them personally on their wonderful performance.