Giorgio Lalov, Artistic Director
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GIORGIO LALOV (Artistic Director/Stage Director/Set, Costumes):
Gueorgui (Giorgio) Lalov was born in Telesh, Bulgaria in June 1958. His father, “Lalo,” a doctor, and his mother, Stoiyanka, an elementary school teacher and Bulgarian folk singer, were educated patrons of the arts. When Lalo Lalov died, Giorgio was only nine years old, but because he was an excellent student, he entered an elite boarding school in the capital city of Bulgaria that taught all lessons in French. When he graduated from high school in 1976, he was fluent in French and English. That fall he entered the Bulgarian National Academy of Music and went on tour throughout Italy with a choir from the university. While in Milan, he auditioned for the famous International School for Young Opera Singers at La Scala, was accepted and went on to make his operatic debut at La Scala at the age of 25.
After living in Italy for a short time, Mr. Lalov became fluent in Italian. In 1986, while on tour with an opera company in France, he met Yves Josse, a former ballet dancer who was booking opera and ballet tours. They became business partners. Mr. Lalov had many resources: He spoke several languages, was able organize the creation of sets and costumes in Bulgaria and put together an excellent orchestra and chorus. He also knew many fine opera singers in Bulgaria, central Europe and the United States.
By 1988, Messrs. Josse and Lalov were collaborating on what was to become the most successful opera touring company in Europe. At the time of Mr. Josse’s death in 1995, Teatro Lirico presented over 250 performances a season throughout Europe at 180 different venues. These included performances for Opera Dijon and at other major European theatres, such Palais des Festival, (Biarritz), Théâtre Alexandre Dumas and Pavillon Baltard, (Region Paris), Théâtre de Grenoble, Théâtre Molière, (Sete), Théâtre Municipal, (St. Maur des Fosses), Théâtre de Cognac, Théâtre Municipal Armand, (Salon de Provence), Salle Pleyel, (Paris), Scene Nationale, (Cherbourg), Odyssud, (Blagnac), La Scene Municipal (Lyon) and Quartz, (Brest) in France.
Teatro Lirico performance also include those presented at l’Atrium Theatre in Martinique, Théâtre du Grand Casino (Geneve), Congresshaus, (Zurich) and Théâtre de BeauLiùe (Lausanne) in Switzerland, Théâtre Municipal (Hasselt) and Le Cirque Royale (Brussels) in Belgium. City Hall (Gotingen) and Théâtre Carre (Amsterdam) in Holland hosted other performances. Teatro also performed at Theatre Margharita, (Trapani) in Sicily, at Italian Summer Festivals such as Festival Busetto, Festival San Giovanne Valdarn, and open-air festival in such cities in Italy as Spello, Montecatini Terme, Siena., Chianciano Terme, Cortona, Aenzzo, Padova and Aimini.
Shows were also presented for Okinawa Performing Arts Center in Japan, Tivoli Gardens (Copenhagen), in Denmark, Forum Cultural Do Seixal, (Lisboa) Academia Almadense, (Lisboa), and Theatre Trinidade, (Lisboa) in Portugal, Kuppelsaal, (Hanover), Gurzenith, (Koln), CCH-I, (Hamburg,), MUK, (Lubeck), Liederhalle, (Stuttgart), Schwarzwaldhalle (Karlsruhe), and Rosengarten, (Mannheim) in Germany.
In Spain, the venerable opera company also performed at Teatro Principal, (Alicante) Teatro Municipal Cervantes (Alicante), Teatro Del Carmen, (Malaga) Palacio de Congresos. (Granada), Teatro Municipal Enrique de la Cuevca, (Seville), Teatro Atlantida VIC, (Barcelona) Salida de La Compania, (Madrid) Auditorio Ferai de Muestras (Valladolid), Gran Teatro de Burgos, Teatro Juan Bravo (Segovia), Auditorio Municpal Maestro Padillain (Almeria) Gran Teatro Galla (Cadiz), Teatro Monumental (Barcelona) Teatro Principal (Zaragoza) Teatro Cervantes, (Madrid), Teatro Victoria Eugeniain, (San Sebastian), Teatro Vicente Espinel, (Malaga), Teatro Bueno Vallejo (Madrid) Teatro Cervantes (Malaga) and Teatro “Lope de Vega ” (Sevilla).
In 1990, Mr. Lalov established the Sofia Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Winter 2000 marked Teatro’s Lirico D’Europa’s first major American tour. The reviews from the 11 consecutive tours which include over 500 performances of full scale opera presented at 107 different theatres, (including many performances for 9 regional opera companies) speaks for the high quality and consistency of the company. The fact that the company is able to tour with many different productions is an indication of Mr. Lalov’s hard work, excellent organizational skills and unfailing dedication to the art of opera. For his performances in the USA, Mr. Lalov has engaged soloists from Opera Bolshoi, the Mariinsky Theatre, Ukrainian National Opera, Lithuanian National Opera, the Prague State Opera, Sofia National Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York City Opera, the National Operas of Cuba, Puerto Rico and Mexico, and American soloists who have performed both nationally and internationally. In spring 2009, the impresario became the artistic director of Baltimore Opera Theatre.
“I’m not alone in hoping that Giorgio Lalov, the talented opera singer turned creator of Teatro Lirico D’Europa stays happy and healthy and continues to bring us such magnificent productions. We can only hope to see more from this company in years to come.”
Illinois Times – Ann Kerr
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