As such, she was ideally cast in roles that other prima donnas think. Ghena dimitrova the bulgarian soprano home facebook. The bulgarian soprano ghena dimitrova had a voice of imposing power and fearless attack. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from ghena dimitrova at the discogs marketplace. The cruelly high tessitura doesnt even begin to faze her, and her minimal acting skills actually serve well to characterize the icy princess who melts in fear and then love. Giuseppe verdi don carlo o don fatale ebolis aria recorded at palace of culture in sofia december 26, 1998 emil tabakov, conductor. Ghena dimitrova, who died on saturday aged 64, was a powerful lirico spinto soprano who often thrilled in the principal italian roles at the major opera houses. Ballet opera singers classical music female divas the world theater opera singer. Luciano pavarotti the complete opera recordings 2017.
Ghena dimitrova is the turandot for the ages, with a voice as titanic as her physique is zaftig. Signed photo of the bulgarian soprano shown in role, 5 x 7 inches. Stamped on verso by photographer enzo conte, napoli, in excellent condition. Find ghena dimitrova discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Gabriela dimitrova listen and stream free music, albums, new.
Biography of ghena dimitrova excerpt ghena dimitrova bulgarian. This is the official web site of olga dimitrova, guitarist, based in vienna, austria. Ghena dimitrova e p 1941 2005 one of the finest dramatic sopranos of the 20th century. Sola, perduta, abbandonata sofia, 1998 concert at national place of culture, hall 1 together with anna tomovasintow emil tabakov, conductor. Ghena dimitrova was born on may 6, 1941 in sofia, bulgaria. This edition includes the puccini album recorded about 1985 emi df n38283 and some. Unlike many dramatic sopranos, she started with a large, powerful voice and was able to take the heaviest roles early in her career. It is fitting that her first appearance in this city should come at the end of a. Ghena dimitrova has specialized in dramatic italian soprano roles with occasional forays into spinto roles, such as elvira in ernani and lady macbeth. Verdis disco a discography of verdis 28 operas on lp and cd, where.
Parsifal cox, shuard, crass, stewart, ridderbusch, mcintyre. Bulgarian operatic soprano, born 6 may 1941 in beglesch plewen, bulgaria, died 11 june 2005 in milano, italy. New york it is rare in this age to have an unsuspecting audience gasping in amazement at the sheer visceral impact of a huge voice. Ghena dimitrova, an internationally renowned soprano with a lyrical voice whose career spanned four decades, died on saturday in milan. Stream tracks and playlists from galia dimitrova on your desktop or mobile device. Buy turandot by ghena dimitrova from amazons movies store.
Ive had my bachelors degree in graphic design at new bulgarian university. S she also sang for several seasons at the teatro colon in buenos aires. Gabriela dimitrovas profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Listen to galia dimitrova soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create salzburg. Ghena dimitrova unfurls her marvelous voice in new york. Ghena dimitrova, who has died aged 64, had one of the most formidably dramatic voices among sopranos of the past 25 years. It was the sunday evening on which ghena dimitrova, an over40, full throated and amply proportioned bulgarian soprano, made her new york debut in a concert version of an opera and.
Ghena dimitrova sola, perduta, abbandonata sofia, 1998. She sang in her school choir and her promise soon became apparent. Ghena dimitrova was born in the bulgarian village of beglezh, some 25 km from pleven, in 1941. Jonas kaufmann r and his son fabio kaufmann during the second show premiere of the winter season as part of the anniversary celebrations at circus krone on february 2019 in munich, germany. Ghena dimitrova, bulgarian soprano born may 6, 1941, beglezh, bulg. Following her studies at the state academy of music as.
The dramatic soprano, ghena dimitrova, was born in berglez on 6 may 1941. Ghena dimitrova, soprano the dramatic soprano, ghena dimitrova, was born in berglez on 6 may 1941. Ghena dimitrova february 11, 1988 by thor eckert jr. Ghena dimitrova was a bulgarian soprano with a powerful, opulenttoned voice whose career took her all over europe, to buenos aires and new york. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ghena dimitrova, giacomo puccini, giuseppe verdi, anton guadagno, lamberto gardelli, philharmonia orchestra of london, munich radio orchestra pucciniverdi.
Over the past 7 years we have amassed a collection of nearly recordings, available on cd and mp3, of live opera performances featuring great opera singers. Ghena dimitrova, 64, soprano known for powerful voice, is. The new york debut of bulgarian soprano ghena dimitrova was the kind of event that people await for seasons on end. Ghena dimitrova biography, albums, streaming links. Ghena dimitrova, powerhouse dramatic soprano, is dead at. I became dizzy by the charisma and the fixing power of the spectacle and wished strongly for myself to take part in it. Ghena dimitrova was born into a peasant family at the village of beglej, near pleven, not far from the bulgarian border with romania, on may 6 1941. Metropolitan opera uploads rapidshare links to mp3 recordings of met opera. Decca marks this occasion to marvel once again at the sheer quality of the voice of the peoples tenor with a 101disc collection presenting every role pavarotti ever recorded and performed. Astrology and natal chart of ghena dimitrova, born on 1941. Gabriela dimitrova listen and stream free music, albums.
Ghena dimitrova and kostadin andreev in turandot as a young singer, just appointed at the sofia opera, i find myself at plamen kartaloffs spectacle of turandot. Vocally she has no equals not maria callas, not birgit nilsson, not. Find ghena dimitrova discography, albums and singles on allmusic. She specialised in the heavyweight italian dramatic soprano repertory, from abigaille in nabucco by verdid, to. Boris christoff, ghena dimitrova, ljuba welitsch, nicolai ghiaurov. Listen to gergana dimitrova 7 soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 9 tracks. Opera singer gene dimitrova for bulgarian narodopsihology. Stream tracks and playlists from gergana dimitrova 7 on your desktop or mobile device. There are 3 census records available for the last name dimitrova. Gena dimitrowa, auch ghena dimitrova, bulgarisch 6. She was an actress, known for turandot 1983, aida 1985 and nabucco 1987. Like a window into their daytoday life, dimitrova census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more. Kostadin andreev about his participation in turandot.
Dimitrova trained at the state conservatory in sofia from 1. Opera cds and mp3s of live performances opera depot. Music profile for ghena dimitrova, born 6 may 1941. But this stir invariably occurs when an audience encounters ghena dimitrovas gleaming soprano for the first time.
171 759 30 1258 1426 1351 921 688 1261 1045 676 806 147 1655 536 1585 1118 701 1455 77 678 1485 225 446 1633 106 1471 809 974 1173 1225 563 99 630 859 657