Nicolai Ghiaurov
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
2001
as Don Basilio
A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song
1992
as Self - Singer
The Metropolitan Opera Gala 1991
1991
as Self
Khovanshchina
1989
as Prince Ivan Khovansky
Eugene Onegin
1989
as Prince Gremin (singing voice)
La Boheme
1988
as Colline
Aida
1985
as Ramfis
Don Carlo
1983
as Philippe II
The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
1983
as Self
Verdi Ernani
1982
as Don Ruy Gomez de Silva
Macbeth
1979
as Banco
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
1978
as Jacopo Fiesco
Gounod: Faust
1973
as Méphistophélès
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Ramfis
Verdi – Messa da Requiem
1967
as Self - Bass