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Stoyanka Savova Nikolova (Bulgarian: Стоянка Савова Николова), best known by her stage name Elena Nicolai (Bulgarian: Елена Николай) (24 January 1905 – 24 October 1993), was a Bulgarian operatic mezzo-soprano.[1]
Early life and training
Nicolai was born in the village of Tzerovo, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria. She spent her childhood in another Bulgarian town, Panagurishte. At the age of 19, she moved to Milan to study opera, first with Vincenzo Pintorno and later with Ettore Pozzoli.[2]
Roles sung
- Annina, Der Rosenkavalier
- Laura, La Gioconda (opera)
- La Cieca, La Gioconda (opera)
- Nefte, Il figliuol prodigo (List of operas by Ponchielli)
- Principessa di Bouillon, Adriana Lecouvreur
- Rubria, Nerone (Boito)
- Ortrud, Lohengrin (opera)
- Dalila, Samson and Delilah (opera)
- Brunnhilde, Die Walkure
- Amneris, Aida
- Eboli, Don Carlo
- Azucena, Il Trovatore
- Adalgisa, Norma
- Leonora, La Favorita
- Carmen, Carmen
- Brangaene, Tristan und Isolde
- Santuzza, Cavalleria Rusticana
- Fedora, Fedora
- Klytaemnestra, Elektra
Recordings
- Monteverdi - L'Orfeo (Silvia, 1939) conducted by Ferrucio Calusio, Italian HMV
- Cilea - Adriana Lecouvreur (Principessa di Bouillon, 1949) conducted by Federico Del Cupolo, Colosseum
- Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana (Santuzza, 1953) conducted by Franco Ghione, Decca
- Verdi - Don Carlo (Principessa d'Eboli, 1954) conducted by Gabriele Santini, HMV/EMI
- Verdi - La forza del destino (Preziosilla, 1954) conducted by Tullio Serafin, Columbia/EMI
Films
- Il boom, directed by Vittorio De Sica (1963)
- La mia signora (episode "I miei cari," directed by Mauro Bolognini) (1964)
- Sedotti e bidonati, directed by Giorgio Bianchi (1964)
- Gli amanti latini (episode "L'irreparabile," directed by Mario Costa) (1965)
- I nostri mariti (episode "Il marito di Roberta," directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico) (1966)
- Quando dico che ti amo, directed by Giorgio Bianchi (1967)
- Il medico della mutua, directed by Luigi Zampa (1968)
Honours
Nicolai Peak in Antarctica is named after Elena Nicolai.
Bibliography
- Nicolai, Elena (1993). La mia vita fra i grandi del melodramma. Parma: Azzali. p. 200.
References
- ^ "Elena Nicolai - Library of Congress". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ Rasponi, Lanfranco (1982). The Last Prima Donnas. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. pp. 44. ISBN 0-394-52153-6.
External links
- Her page on the Stars of Bulgarian Opera site with mp3 audio clips of selected arias Archived 2021-01-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Elena Nicolai at IMDb
- Elena Nicolai discography at Discogs
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