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Sonya Yoncheva returned to the stage of the Wiener Staatsoper on September 6 as the title heroine in Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta, following the triumphant premiere of Evgeny Titov’s new production this past spring.

After an intensive summer period – with many performances in less than two months across eight different concert programs and five roles – Sonya experienced acute physical fatigue, which made her sing and breathe with great effort. She was therefore unable to appear at the Vienna Gala on September 7 and also had to cancel the rest of the Iolanta performances. She shared the following message with her audience:

“My body said STOP and I will listen to it this time! I am sorry about this situation and I send my excuses to my beloved Viennese audience. I cherish all your support!”

Sonya is planning to return to the stage on September 21 for a concert at the George Enescu Festival.

On August 28 and 29, 2025, Sonya Yoncheva returns to Sofia for two major open-air concerts on Alexander Nevsky Square.

Organized by Sonya’s company SY11 Events, the evenings bring together some of the greatest voices of our time:

– August 28: Sonya Yoncheva with Vittorio Grigolo
– August 29: Sonya Yoncheva with two of the legendary Three Tenors, José Carreras and Plácido Domingo

The Italian Evening with Vittorio Grigolo features music from Verdi’s La forza del destino, Rigoletto, and La traviata, as well as Puccini’s Manon Lescaut and Tosca in the first half. The second half presents beloved themes from Italian cinema by Nino Rota, Massimo Ranieri, Gianni Ferrio, Leo Chiosso, Giancarlo Del Re, Ennio Morricone, Chiara Ferrau, Lucio Dalla, Tony Renis, and Alberto Testa.

The Grand Finale with José Carreras and Plácido Domingo includes opera and operetta pieces by Puccini, Cilea, Giordano, Bizet, Dvořák, and Lehár, alongside works by Sorozábal, Satie, Gastaldon, Valente, Bernstein, Leigh, Mancini, de Dios Filiberto, Mendoza, and Cortés.

Both concerts will be accompanied by the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Nayden Todorov.

Tickets:
August 28: https://epaygo.bg/3764743724
August 29: https://epaygo.bg/2573877335

In August, Sonya Yoncheva returns to one of her most acclaimed roles: Bellini’s Norma. She will appear in two semi-staged performances – on August 22 at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival and on August 24 at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. Domingo Hindoyan conducts the Gstaad Festival Orchestra, with a distinguished cast including Karine Deshayes (Adalgisa), Stefan Pop (Pollione), Alexander Vinogradov (Oroveso), Marin Yonchev (Flavio), and Kristine Klein (Clotilde).

Sonya first performed the Druid priestess in 2016 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and has since taken the role to the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, and the Munich Opera Festival. In this upcoming 2025/26 season, she will also sing Norma at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin and the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich.

More information and tickets for Gstaad and Baden-Baden:
https://www.gstaadmenuhinfestival.ch/de/concert/programm-and-tickets/programm-2025/konzerte/2025/8110
https://www.festspielhaus.de/veranstaltungen/norma/