"MADRIGAL" - SOFIA
SOLOIST ENSEMBLE
 
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The conductor
Stoyan Kralev
 
"MADRIGAL" - Sofia is founded in 1972 by the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture in order to make popular the music
  of the Renaissance among the Bulgarian musical youth.
  After a long and precise selection among 200 persons, have been chosen 24 singers - 12 women and 12 men.
  First rehearsal - 29.02.1972.  First concert - 23.10.1972.
  What kind of qualities have to posses the singers of "Madrigal" - Sofia
- beautiful timbre voices, musical-theoretical preparation;
- mild Slavonic sonority;
- ability to perform soloist roles, in spite of their difficulty;
- pleasant and pretty appearance, artistic presence, suitable "mise en scene" and dancing abilities;
- predominant age - between 22 - 30 years old;
- continuously to keep their own vocal form, taking lessons with authoritative vocal pedagogues;
- participation in singers conquests, to give one-man shows - guest performances in different opera
   theatres and symphony orchestras;
- to have the use of a musical instrument - piano, string or wind instrument;
- basis of the vocal style - "bel canto";
- Artistic faith: " In music, just like in love, man has to be honest."
"It's not difficult to be on the stage. It's difficult to invite you there again."
Comment                                                                                                                              

" Si pour entendre de nouveau le choeur "Madrigal" je dois y aller a pied…"
/Festival de Paques, musique et art religieux,Tarbes 1977/

" Si les rives de la Mediterranee et de l'Adriatique sont toujours le paradis du bel canto,
  celles de la Mer noir n'ont rien a leur envier."
/Guest France,Nantes 1979/

" Il y a dans cet ensemble des "Voix d'or" que bien des operas nationaux seraient heureux d'avoir
  pour leur premiers roles."
/Le Provencal",Avignon 1981/

" Magnifico Coro!Magnifico Director,Stoyan Kralev,que sabe ilevar en la pounta de lao dedos las
  oces de sus cantores!"
  /Lose Colina "El notre de castilla"1983/

" The most southem part of Japan,the town of Kagoshima,heard a splendid choir.It was sung many
  and beautiful songs that move the soul and make the heart in one with the music."
  /Kagoshima,Japan,1983/

" The huge audience was left in no doubt that the Bulgarians are an exceptional Chamber Choir.
  The singing was a revelation ofmarvels-intoned by angels."
  /Sydney Moming Herald,Austria,1985/
 

" The choir is one of the most accompished vocal ensemble in the world.
  The deapth of performance is ambassadors for Bulgaria."
  /Stephen Hall,General Manager of the Sydney Festival,Australia,1985/
 

" Die Chore sind mit schonen melodischen Linien ausgezeichnet gellugen und werden mit der vo
rliegenden Aufnahme von dem exellenten Sofioter Kammerchor mit groper Klangschonheit stillecht
dargeboten."
/Riccardo Zandonai "Francesca da Rimini"-das Operglas,Februar 1998/

"El Coro Madrigal de Sofia,en efecto,se nos manifesto como un buen ejempio de lo que son estos co
njuntos en los paises de la Europa del Este.Disciplinados y precises,los cantates presentan tal
potencial de instrumentes,que aun siendo de un numero razonablemente reducio,suenan igual(cuando
no major)que grandes coros sifonicos."
/La Provincia,Las Palmas de Gran Canaria,15 Abril 2000/
 

" Chor von Weltformat sang sich in die Herzen…Die Art des Vortrags war:"Wienerisch vollkomen-
vollkomen wienerisch."
/Erika Leitner,Ausserferner nachrichten,27.Juli.2000/
 

"…The Sofia Madrigalists is ensemble of high qualiti, They sing wonterful
nd are very beautiful and artistic"
/Seoul -  2001/
 

"Welch wunderbare Stimmen! - solistische Meisterleistungen! In ausgeglichener Zusammensetzung!
Solch ein Ensemble muss einfach gut ankommen!"
/Konzert des Solistenensembles "Madrigal-Sofia" in Wien im Spiegel den Publikumsstimmen,04.August.2004/

"La ferveur du Madrigal de Sofia"
( 17.12.2004 / Mulhouse ville )

"Troublantes voix de Sofia"
( N°295 - Jeudi 16 Decembre 2004 / Obernai )

"La magie des voix bulgares"
( N°297 - Samedi 18 Decembre 2004 / Culture et loisirs )

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