„Има прекрасни млади хора, които могат да бъдат радостното бъдеще на нашата България!“
“There Are Wonderful Young People That Can Be the Joyful Future of Our Bulgaria!”

Yuliana Karaatanasova Is Speaking with the World-Famous Opera Diva Krassimira Stoyanova

Summary/Abstract: Following her first masterclass with the students from the Vocal Faculty of NAM “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov”, 11th – 20th November 2019, Kammersängerin Krassimira Stoyanova gave a candid interview on the art of music and the contemporary man of arts, on her professional, pedagogical, humanistic foundations, on the future of the young Bulgarian talents and the necessity to change the individual way of thinking. She also spoke on the national policy in the field of culture; on the self-esteem in the dynamically changing world of competition and power play, on the faith in beauty, nature, Mercy and Love. We present you a summary of this interview’s highlights. Culture, art, and education – are the foundations of every society, the vitality of the spirit and the base for building the future of our children. Music is a conduit of the divine, one of the most direct paths to God. Everything can be included in it – gratitude, love and joy, sorrow, prayer, and fear – whatever we want, devotion being the ultimate condition when creating it! To devote means to deny oneself, to sacrifice, which is a very difficult thing to do, isn’t it? If a person can learn to give, to love unconditionally, then many things would surely become clear to him/her, the person would have the strength to do much more. In my opinion this is being learned throughout life. As a teacher, I always try to encourage my “children”. I encourage them to develop broadly, seeking the vastness of thought, using the discipline of the consciousness and the love of the heart. The coaching of a singer is strictly individual. It is especially important to fully assess their personality, individual abilities and characteristics. This includes how quickly a person learns and how they react in the process of teaching, to what extent they are ready to devote themselves to the process. Assessing their intellectual level, voice and physical abilities, the ability to physically use the body in the contents of plasticity of movements, and the ability to transform in relation to acting are things to seriously focus on. The student’s musicality, general knowledge, desire for development and awareness, even patience – are of great importance. Another very important factor is each person’s unique pace of development which we are obliged to comply with. Repertoire selection must fully correspond to the young singer’s development level. In my opinion, the student’s ability to analyze and interpret it should be stimulated, as well as support the so-called three-dimensional elaboration of an aria or a part, i.e., musically, theatrically, scenically and choreographically. When coaching, I always try to connect the student’s personal life experience with their current ability to apply it to their work according to their interpretation abilities. I have seen and heard wonderful and talented young singers in our NAM! Intelligent, eager to learn, to experience new feelings. But why are many of them not ready to strive? There is a very strange lethargy in many of them – is the system the main reason for that, does the lack of future opportunities for realization from the very start diminish their resilience and stops their aspiration for the future? I do not know. We have wonderful voices, but unfortunately we do not have a school. There is no state policy in support of the musical and opera art in our country. If our state decides to make the future of our young people a priority, I would not need to answer these questions. I wish best of health to the students from the vocal faculty of NAM “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” and all young Bulgarian singers and hope they wake up, the world does not wait for anybody!

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