Songs of Life Festival: A Melancholy Beauty is a musical event recounting the little-known story of how Bulgaria’s 49,000 Jews were saved from the Nazis by ordinary citizens, church and government officials. It is being performed to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the 1943 rescue.
The event brings together the University of South Carolina Symphony Orchestra, the Philip Kutev National Folklore Ensemble of Bulgaria, University of Florida Chamber Choir, The Bach Festival Youth Choir and soloists.
The performance will open with the award-winning film about the rescue, The Optimists, and a performance by the Folklore Ensemble.
Presented by: Varna International
"A Melancholy Beauty" by G.Andreev
Conductor: Donald Portnoy
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