Dimitar Usunov

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Dimitar Todorow Usunow ( Bulgarian Димитър Узунов ; born December 10, 1922 in Stara Sagora , † December 11, 1985 in Vienna ) was a Bulgarian singer.

Life

Usunow worked as a tenor at the Sofia Opera from 1948 . He also made international guest appearances. Important roles were Hermann in Queen of Spades by Peter Tchaikovsky , Don José in Carmen by Georges Bizet and Otello by Giuseppe Verdi .

He was awarded the Dimitrov Prize .

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