Fifteen years after the „Nikolo Kotzev’s Nostradamus“ CD release, the author Nikolo Kotzev staged a World premiere of the work in his home country Bulgaria. The anniversary coincided also with the 450th anniversary of the death of the French prophet Michel de Nostradamus.

The world premiere of the work was held on November 18th and 19th, 2016 in the hall of the State Opera – Rousse, Bulgaria, in conjunction with Maestro Nayden Todorov.

The rock opera Nikolo Kotzev’s Nostradamus was released on double CD in 2001 and reaped glowing reviews in the international press. The album sold over 50,000 copies on several continents.

Among the original participants were names like Glenn Hughes, Joe Lynn Turner, Alannah Myles, Doogie White, Jörn Lande and Göran Edman. The rhythm section was taken care of by musicians from Europe – Ian Haugland, Mic Michaeli and John Leven.

Three new shows of the opera were announced for 2017:

– March 24th in the city of Veliko Tarnovo, with a capacity of 2000 plus people

– May 26th in the Antique Theater in Plovdiv, with a capacity of 3000 plus people

– May 27th in The National Palace Of Culture in Sofia, with a capacity of 4000 people.

The actor Ben Cross was the narrator and his voice was recorded especially for the show.

Nikolo’s rock band KIKIMORA was onstage too, including two guest musicians:

Producer and promoter of the events was the Foundation Beehive.