Nikola Gyuselev
Nikola Gjusselew ( Bulgarian Никола Гюзелев ; born August 17, 1936 in Pawlikeni , Tsarist Bulgaria ; † May 16, 2014 ) was a Bulgarian opera singer ( bass ).
Since the 1960s, he has been internationally regarded as a worthy colleague or successor of his compatriots Boris Christow and Nikolaj Gjaurow . Like them, he mainly used the Russian ( Mussorgsky , Tchaikovsky , Borodin , Glinka ) and Italian ( Verdi , Puccini ) repertoire, but was not averse to the French repertoire ( Meyerbeer , Offenbach , Gounod ).
Giuselev initially studied painting, but soon turned to singing because of his natural talent. His first memorable appearance was in Sofia in 1960 as Timur in Turandot . The international breakthrough came quickly and with it the exit permits to the West until - as early as 1965 - to the Metropolitan Opera . In 2000 the singer celebrated his 50th anniversary on stage.
Since 2015, Mount Ghiuselev has been named after him, a mountain on the Brabant Island in Antarctica.
literature
- Horst Seeger : Opera Lexicon . 4th edition. Henschelverlag Art and Society, Berlin, GDR 1989.
Web links
- Literature by and about Nikola Gjusselew in the catalog of the German National Library
- Nikola Gyuselev biography (in Italian) with photos
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gyuselev, Nikola |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Гюзелев, Никола (Bulgarian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian opera singer (bass) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pavlikeni , Tsarist Bulgaria |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 2014 |