Nicolai Ghiaurov belongs to the musical record as a figure whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Nicolai Ghiaurov as opera singer (1929-2004).
Nicolai Ghiaurov was born at Velingrad in 1929. His recorded nationality is Bulgaria. He trained at Moscow Conservatory.
Broadcast radio, the LP and the touring circuit made this the first era in which a musician could reach a mass audience without ever meeting it.
He worked as opera singer.
The instruments recorded are voice.
His work is classed as opera.
Music outlives its context more reliably than any other art, and usually for reasons its makers did not predict.
Recognition followed: Order of Georgi Dimitrov and Order of Stara Planina.
That the work came out of Bulgaria shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Nicolai Ghiaurov died in 2004, aged 75. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Order of Georgi Dimitrov
- Order of Stara Planina
- Instruments: voice
- Genres: opera
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