It was registered under the title of the Varna Public Opera House on April 6, 1947 and was officially opened on August 1 of the same year.

An orchestra, a choir and a ballet group were formed under the leadership of the young conductor Raichev, the choir-master Dimiter Mladenov and the choreographer Assen Manolov.

The Varna Opera Corps de ballet has had many tours in Greece, India, Egypt, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Romania.

The story of the Varna Philharmonic began in 1913, when an amateur symphony orchestra was founded.

Today, the Symphony Orchestra has participated in every prestigious Bulgarian festival and has toured Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, Russia, Poland, Austria, Spain, and Italy, amongst several others.