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On February 5 at the Opéra de Bordeaux, Sonya Yoncheva brings to the concert stage the intimate and poetic world of George, her celebrated album dedicated to the writer George Sand and the artistic circle that surrounded her. Conceived as a musical and literary journey, the programme weaves together songs and instrumental works by Chopin, Liszt, Pauline Viardot, Offenbach, Delibes, Tosti, and Leoncavallo, alongside spoken excerpts from Sand’s letters and from the poetry of Alfred de Musset.

Praised by critics as one of Yoncheva’s most personal projects, George blurs the boundaries between recital, salon evening, and theatrical narrative. Music and text are placed in close dialogue, creating an atmosphere of rare intimacy and emotional immediacy – a format that now finds a natural continuation in live performances.

The album has been widely acclaimed by the international press for its originality, expressive depth, and stylistic refinement. La Repubblica hailed it as “a triumph of mazurkas,” while Gramophone praised Yoncheva’s interpretation as “a fascinating achievement,” awarding the recording Editor’s Choice. Das Opernglas highlighted Sonya’s “full, finely focused, and expressive soprano voice,” ideally suited to the emotional world of George Sand.

With George, Sonya Yoncheva invites audiences into a richly textured Romantic universe – one shaped by friendship, love, literature, and music – and transforms it into a vivid, living experience on stage.

More information and tickets: https://www.opera-bordeaux.com/sonya-yoncheva-6423

[Photo: Victor Santiago / SY11]

On January 15, 2026, Sonya Yoncheva will sing her 50th performance of Tosca at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden’s season premiere of Puccini’s masterwork. The series of six performances, conducted by Giuseppe Mentuccia, will take place on January 15, 17, 21, 24, 28 and 30, all beginning at 7:30 pm, with Vittorio Grigolo (Cavaradossi), Christopher Maltman (Scarpia), Carles Pachon (Angelotti), Hanseong Yun (Mesner), Florian Hoffmann (Spoletta), Irakli Pkhaladze (Sciarrone) and Manuel Winckhler (Kerkermeister) completing the cast.

Sonya Yoncheva has starred as the Roman Diva around the world. Following her role debut during the 2017/18 season in a new production at the Metropolitan Opera, she has sung the part at the Vienna State Opera, the Bavarian State Opera, the Zurich Opera House, the Royal Opera House, London, the Arena di Verona, and the Caracalla Festival in Rome, as well as in Japan with the Rome Opera House in Tokyo and Yokohama. In her native Bulgaria, she has appeared as Tosca in Varna and Plovdiv.

This marks her third run of Tosca in Alvis Hermanis’s staging at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, following previous appearances in 2019 and 2024.

On January 7, Sonya Yoncheva appears at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées for a concert with the Sofia Philharmonic under the baton of Nayden Todorov.

The programme brings together operatic highlights and orchestral interludes, ranging from Puccini’s early Le Villi and later masterpieces such as La Bohème and Manon Lescaut, to Massenet’s Hérodiade and Manon, alongside Dvořák’s “Song to the Moon” from Rusalka and celebrated pages from Bizet’s Carmen. Bulgarian repertoire also features prominently, with works by Petko Staynov and Parashkev Hadjiev, underscoring the artistic identity shared by soloist, conductor and orchestra.

This concert continues Sonya Yoncheva’s close collaboration with Nayden Todorov and the Sofia Philharmonic, with whom she has appeared in numerous concerts over recent seasons.

More information and tickets on https://www.theatrechampselysees.fr/saison-2025-2026/recital-chant/sonya-yoncheva-2

[Photo by Manfred Baumann]