"Opera of the Peaks - Belogradchik Rocks" festival opens with “Aida” tonight

The sixth edition of the summer festival "Opera of the Peaks - Belogradchik Rocks" opens tonight, August 6, the town of Belogradchik with the opera "Aida" by Giuseppe Verdi.

The start of all performances in the festival’s rogramme will be at 20.00. "Aida" will be presented on August 7 and 8 as well.

A special pass regime has been introduced to the fortress in Belogradchik for the purposes of the festival, the municipality announced. Traffic of motor vehicles from 18.00 to 24.00 from the centre of Belogradchik to the fortress is prohibited, Buses are provided to transport the audience of the festival, free-of-charge.

Three more ballet performances - "Swan Lake" by Tchaikovsky, "Carmen Suite" by Georges Bizet/Shchedrin, "Bolero" by Ravel and the stage cantata "Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff are included in the festival programme, which will be presented at August 13, 14 and 15. Performances will be performed on a stage specially adapted for the performances, in the yard of the fortress "Kaleto" under the Belogradchik rocks.

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The Belogradchik rocks are rock sculptures, situated west of the town of Belogradchik, in the fore hills of the western Balkan mountain range, Northwest Bulgaria. They contain groups of rock figures resembling people, animals, fortresses, pyramids or different objects with imposing sizes - from a few metres to several dozens of metres..

With their red colour they contrast beautifully with the green broadleaf forests below and the lush meadows and small vineyards around the site.

The Belogradchik Rocks have been declared a Natural Landmark by the Bulgarian government and are a major tourist attraction in the region.

The Belogradchik Rocks are included in the list of the 100 national touristic sites.