site.btaSofia Opera Director Kartaloff Becomes First Bulgarian Member of Opera Europa's Board of Directors

Sofia Opera and Ballet Director Plamen Kartaloff was elected member of Opera Europa's Board of Directors on Tuesday. This is the first Bulgarian to hold such a post, the Sofia Opera said.

Opera Europa is an organisation that works with professional opera companies and opera festivals across Europe. It currently has more than 240 members from 46 countries.

The Board of Directors is headed by National Theatre Brno General Director Martin Glaser. Vice-Presidents are Bayerische Staatsoper Intendant Serge Dornyand Croatian National Theatre General Manager and Artistic Director Iva Hraste-Soco. Besides Kartaloff, there are 12 other board members - from the Netherlands, Poland, Estonia, Italy, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Norway, Spain. Belgium.