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Foreign Artistes Eager to Attend Next April Art Festival
Pyongyang, April 21 (KCNA) -- "We would like to attend the art festival again."

This is what the famous artistes' group of Bulgaria's "Orfei" Opera Troupe said after participating in the 28th April Spring Friendship Art Festival.

All members of the group are international concours winners. They have been welcomed in several countries including Germany and France.

At the festival they put on the stage Korean songs "Cantata to Comrade Kim Jong Il", "Forest Is Swaying" and "Let's Go to Mountains and Sea" with rich voice and high artistry to win high acclamation from the audience.

During the festival they came to get better understanding of the Korean people's emotion.

Especially, they were struck with admiration at the well-furnished music hall of the Pyongyang Kim Won Gyun Conservatory.

Peter Ilier Buchkov, head of the group, told KCNA:

"I was deeply moved to see the conservatory, whose music hall is equipped with excellent sound facilities.

It is our happiness to have given our performance at the 28th Art Festival. And we hope to come again for the next festival."

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