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Nicolai Ghiaurov(1929-2004)

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Nicolai Ghiaurov was born on 13 September 1929 in Velingrad, Bulgaria. He was an actor, known for You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), Great Performances (1971) and Aida (1985). He was married to Mirella Freni and Zlatina Ghiaurov. He died on 2 June 2004 in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
BornSeptember 13, 1929
DiedJune 2, 2004(74)
BornSeptember 13, 1929
DiedJune 2, 2004(74)
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You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
6.3
  • Soundtrack("Tu Che A Dio Spiegasti L'ali [Lucia di Lammermoor/Act3]")
  • 2010
Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
  • Ramfis
Aida (1985)
Aida
7.6
TV Movie
  • Ramfis
  • 1985
Eugene Onegin (1988)
Eugene Onegin
8.2
  • Prince Gremin(singing voice)
  • 1988

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Actor

  • Il barbiere di Siviglia (2001)
    Il barbiere di Siviglia
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Basilio
    • 2001
  • From the House of the Dead
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Alexander Petrovich Goryanshikov
    • 1992
  • Khovanshchina (1989)
    Khovanshchina
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Prince Ivan Khovansky
    • 1989
  • Eugene Onegin (1988)
    Eugene Onegin
    8.2
    • Prince Gremin (singing voice)
    • 1988
  • La Bohème (1988)
    La Bohème
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • Colline
    • 1988
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Ramfis
    • 1987
  • Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in Great Performances at the Met (1977)
    Great Performances at the Met
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Philip II
    • 1986
  • Aida (1985)
    Aida
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Ramfis
    • 1985
  • Evgeniy Onegin (1985)
    Evgeniy Onegin
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Prince Gremin
    • 1985
  • Ernani (1982)
    Ernani
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Don Ruy Gomez de Silva
    • 1982
  • Faust (1980)
    Faust
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Mephistopheles
    • 1980
  • Simon Boccanegra
    9.2
    TV Movie
    • Jacopo Fiesco
    • 1978
  • Das Spiel kann beginnen
    TV Series
    • 1978
  • Le couronnement de Poppée
    TV Movie
    • Seneca
    • 1978
  • La forza del destino (1978)
    La forza del destino
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Padre Guardinio
    • 1978

Soundtrack

  • Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition (2021)
    Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
    4.4
    Video Game
    • performer: "Finch'han del vino" (uncredited)
    • 2021
  • Luciano Pavarotti in Pavarotti (2019)
    Pavarotti
    7.5
    • performer: "Puccini: Quest Mar Rosso (La Bohème / Act 1)"
    • 2019
  • You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
    You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
    6.3
    • performer: "Tu Che A Dio Spiegasti L'ali [Lucia di Lammermoor/Act3]"
    • 2010
  • The Secret Lives of Dentists (2002)
    The Secret Lives of Dentists
    6.4
    • performer: "Nabucco"
    • 2002
  • Grand Theft Auto III (2001)
    Grand Theft Auto III
    8.6
    Video Game
    • performer: "Finch'han del vino" (uncredited)
    • 2001
  • Opéra imaginaire (1993)
    Opéra imaginaire
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Music from Faust"
    • 1993
  • Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, and Luciano Pavarotti in A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song (1992)
    A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Splendor piu belle"
    • 1992
  • Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in Great Performances at the Met (1977)
    Great Performances at the Met
    8.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "Rigoletto: Act III"
    • 1991

Personal details

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    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • September 13, 1929
    • Velingrad, Bulgaria
  • Died
    • June 2, 2004
    • Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy(heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Mirella Freni1978 - June 2, 2004 (his death)
  • Relatives
    • Martin Ghiaurov(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    In the late 1970s, he made the first complete stereo recording of Massenet's opera, "Don Quichotte" (Don Quixote), in which he sang the title role.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Pictorial

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    Opera singer (bass).

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