International Forum "Opera Europe" - 22 - 24 March 2018

The Sofia Opera hosts an International Opera Europe forum from March 22nd to March 24th. The Forum will gather in the opera 87 directors and various representatives of major opera theaters from Europe, America and Canada.

Nicholas Payne, Director of Opera Europe, writes about the forum in Sofia:

"Bulgaria is the President of the EU Council in the first six months of 2018. It is therefore very appropriate time for the first event of Opera Europe to be on the Bulgarian territory. The Sofia Opera under the stable and visionary leadership of Plamen Kartalov is a longtime member of our association and we are glad to accept the invitation to visit this wonderful capital.

This International United Forum offers the opportunity for four of our specialized groups to interact and share experiences and ideas on key issues related to the implementation of the change in the Opera Theater's leadership. We will also take advantage of their collective experience to refine our practice of setting goals for evaluating and achieving certain results.

On the last day there will be a special excursion to the magnificent historic Rila Monastery hidden in the mountainous area south of Sofia, where we will enjoy the proverbial hospitality of the monks who live there.

Collecting professionals from Business and Finance, Human Resources, Marketing and Communications and Technique and Production to discuss common issues and solutions, including the use of Benchmarking (Quality Assessment of Policies, Products, programs, strategies, etc. of an organization and comparing them with standard results or similar evaluations of other similar organizations) tools to promote public growth and revenue, productivity and collaboration.

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