Nicolai Ghiaurov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nicolai Ghiaurov

opera singer

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1929

Place of Birth: Velingrad, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria

Date of Death: 02-Jun-2004

Profession: singer, opera singer

Nationality: Bulgaria

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Nicolai Ghiaurov (or Nikolai Gjaurov, Nikolay Gyaurov, Bulgarian: ??????? ??????) (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 Modena until Ghiaurov's death in 2004 of a heart attack.