Papers of BAS

Papers of BAS. Humanities and Social Sciences

Vol. 12, 2025, No. 1

The opera repertoire in Bulgaria during the time of socialism

Emiliya Zhunich

Abstract. The text examines the changes in the opera repertoire that occurred as a result of political shifts in the state after 1944 and throughout the second half of the 20th century. It traces the alterations in the ideology itself, the attitude towards opera and its creators, as well as in the repertoire. It also examines the nationalization of some troupes, the declaration of others as “amateur”, and the formation of opera houses, without the government being aware of what exactly such institutions needed and what problems were associated with all this.

Keywords: opera, art, people’s power, socialism, ideology

Papers of BAS. Humanities and Social Sciences

Vol. 11, 2024, No. 2

The welfare of socialism in the opera art in Bulgaria

in the second half of the 20th century

Emiliya Zhunich

Abstract. The text examines the modifications in the opera repertoire resulting from political changes after 1944 and throughout the second half of the 20th century. These changes initiated shifts in attitudes toward opera and its creators, influencing the repertoire, the nationalization of certain troupes and the calling of other formations of opera houses “community playhouse”, without the government being aware what exactly such institutions needеd and the problems with which all those adjustments were mined.

Keywords: opera art, people’s power, socialism, ideology