Mariana Karpatova

Princeton Symphony Orchestra music director Rossen Milanov joins mezzo-soprano Mariana Karpatova in an exploration of the songs, dances, and culture of their native Bulgaria at a PSO Soundtracks talk: “A Celebration of Bulgaria,” on Thursday, March 7 at 7 p.m. in the Princeton Public Library’s Community Room.

Immediately following, there will be time for a brief Q&A. The talk serves as a prelude to the orchestra’s March 9-10 concerts which include a work by Bulgarian composer Marin Goleminov. Soundtracks is free and open to the public; refreshments will be served.

Karpatova specializes in training singers for contemporary and classical music, in both the youth and advanced professional categories. She has maintained a private practice teaching singing since 2002, and is currently on the vocal teaching staff at the Jewish Community Center’s School of Drama in Tenafly. She is a frequent adjudicator on the panel of the Violetta DuPont Vocal Competition held by Opera at Florham. Karpatova has appeared with major U.S. opera companies such as the Metropolitan Opera, New Jersey State Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, Sarasota Opera, Baltimore Opera, Opera Theater of Saint Louis, Sofia National Opera, and Palm Beach Opera, and performed as Florence Pike in Albert Herring at the 2022 Princeton Festival.

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