Nicolai Ghiaurov
Acting
Born: 1929-09-13 · Velingrado, Bulgaria
Died: 2004-06-02
Biography
Nicolai Ghiaurov (or Nikolai Gjaurov, Nikolay Gyaurov, Bulgarian: Николай Гяуров) (September 13, 1929 – June 2, 2004) was a Bulgarian opera singer and one of the most famous basses of the postwar period. He was admired for his powerful, sumptuous voice, and was particularly associated with roles of Mussorgsky and Verdi. Ghiaurov married the Bulgarian pianist Zlatina Mishakova in 1956 and Italian soprano Mirella Freni in 1978, and the two singers frequently performed together. They lived in Moden
🎬 Movies (14)
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
2001
Don Basilio
A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song
1992
Self - Singer
The Metropolitan Opera Gala 1991
1991
Self
Khovanshchina
1989
Prince Ivan Khovansky
Eugene Onegin
1989
Prince Gremin (singing voice)
La Boheme
1988
Colline
Aida
1985
Ramfis
Don Carlo
1983
Philippe II
The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
1983
Self
Verdi Ernani
1982
Don Ruy Gomez de Silva
Macbeth
1979
Banco
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
1978
Jacopo Fiesco
Gounod: Faust
1973
Méphistophélès
Verdi – Messa da Requiem
1967
Self - Bass
