Ognian Draganoff

The Bulgarian stage director, Ognian Draganoff, studied music performance (trumpet and piano) and opera direction in National Music Academy in Bulgaria with Plamen Kartaloff and France with Albert-Andre Lheureux. After a brief period as a member of the Sofia National Opera Orchestra (trumpet), he quickly established himself as an important stage/opera director in southeastern Europe, working as stage director and later vice general director for the Sofia National Opera as well a resident and guest opera director for companies in Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Bosna and Herzegovina, Romania, Italy, Brazil, Colombia and Russia. His productions are regularly seen in productions that tour western Europe, particularly in the Netherlands. Already in command of a large repertoire, his conceptions and