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MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Opera Production by Teatro Lirico D’Europa
Wed., October 20, 2010 at 8 p.m.

About Teatro Lirico D’Europa
Teatro Lirico D’Europa was created in 1988 by the late Yves Josse, a former ballet divo and brilliant French arts promoter, and Giorgio Lalov, a young Bulgarian opera singer who made his debut at Teatro alla Scala, Milan, at the age of 25 while participating in Scala’s famous international training program for young singers. The collaboration between Josse and Lalov was a huge success in a very short time, resulting in tours with over 250 performances a season throughout France, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal.

Lalov created the sets and costumes for the productions and organized the chorus and orchestra in Bulgaria. He drew soloists for the productions from a huge reservoir of operatic talent in Bulgaria, central Europe and the United States. Josse booked the performances for the company from his office in Paris. From the very beginning, the company established itself as highly competent in delivering traditional, full-scale productions featuring a large orchestra and chorus, and mature opera singers. The unusual chemistry of the company proved to be very popular with European audiences. Teatro Lirico D’Europa had completed over 2000 performances worldwide at the time of Josse’s passing in 1995. The death of Josse was a great loss. He was a gifted person who could never be replaced. His talent could never be duplicated.

But 1995 marked a new beginning for Teatro Lirico D’Europa with the birth of Lalov’s American son Christian. Lalov shifted his focus from touring in Europe, to touring in the United States, where he now lives with his wife, former opera singer and creator of International Classic Artists Mgmt., Jenny L. Kelly.

Teatro Lirico D'Europa had developed a firm history of success with a portfolio of hundreds of rave reviews for full-scale opera productions that had been presented all over Europe, in theaters and at important international festivals, as well as a collection of outstanding live CD recordings. Lalov's wife, Jenny Kelly, organized the materials and began to make offers to theaters in the United States. By winter 2000, she had booked the first major American tour for the company. The response to the debut tour from both press and theater management was very positive indeed.

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