Film & TV
Known for
- Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary — Self1996
- Nabucco — Abigaile1986
- Aida — Amneris1985
- I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata1984
- Turandot — Turandot1983
- Nabucco — Abigaile1981
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1941-05-06 ) 6 May 1941, Pleven , Kingdom of Bulgaria
- Died
- 11 June 2005 (2005-06-11) (aged 64), Milan , Italy
- Resting place
- Central Sofia Cemetery , 42°42′41.4″N 023°20′05.8″E / 42.711500°N 23.334944°E / 42.711500; 23.334944
- Education
- Bulgarian State Conservatoire
- Occupation
- Opera singer ( soprano )
- Spouse
- Gheorghi Stojkov ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1967 ; died 1991 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Bulgaria
- Place of birth
- Beglezh
- Place of death
- Milan
- Occupation
- opera singer
- Educated at
- National Academy of Music
- Languages spoken
- Bulgarian
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.ghenadimitrova.com
- Image
- Tosca – Ghena Dimitrova.jpg
- Voice type
- soprano
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- cause of death
- cancer
- date of birth
- 1941-05-06
- date of death
- 2005-06-11
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- name in native language
- Гена Мачева Димитрова
- place of burial
- Central Sofia Cemetery
- Commons category
- Ghena Dimitrova
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Encyclopedic overview
Ghena Dimitrova (Bulgarian: Гена Димитрова, 6 May 1941 – 11 June 2005) was a Bulgarian operatic soprano. Her voice was known for its power and upper extension, which she used to great effect in operatic roles such as Puccini's Turandot in a career spanning four decades.
Early career
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ghena Dimitrova” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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