Nikolay Ghiaurov commemorated with concert in Velingrad

A commemorative concert and workshop will be held in Velingrad to honor the 97th anniversary of the birth of the renowned Bulgarian opera bass, Nikolay Ghiaurov. The event, supported by the Ministry of Culture and the Velingrad Municipality, features international performers including German opera singer Christian Hübner and Italian tenor Giovanni Coletta. Baritone Marjan Jovanovski will also participate.

Nikolay Ghiaurov, born in the Velingrad district of Ljudzhene, achieved global acclaim with a career spanning prestigious venues such as La Scala in Milan, the Vienna State Opera, the Paris Grand Opera, and the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He was noted for iconic roles including Mephistopheles in ‘Faust’, Philip II in ‘Don Carlos’, and Boris Godunov. In his later years, he lived and worked in Modena, Italy, with his second wife, the Italian singer Mirella Freni.