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Ljuba Welitsch (Bulgarian: Люба Величкова, born 10 July 1913, Borissovo, Bulgaria - died 2 September 1996, Vienna, Austria) was a celebrated Bulgarian, later Austrian, operatic soprano. She studied singing at Sofia Conservatory with professor Georgi Zlatev-Cherkin. After specializing in Vienna, she first appeared in Sofia in 1936. Engagements followed in Graz, Hamburg, Munich and finally at the Vienna State Opera. Known for her red hair and exuberant vivacity <a href="https://www.last.fm/music
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ljuba
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Bulgaria
- Place of birth
- Slavyanovo
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- opera
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Decca
- Image
- BASA 697K-1-13-2 Ljuba Welitsch, Sofia, 09.05.1934.jpg
- Voice type
- soprano
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- Ljuba Welitsch
- place of burial
- Vienna Central Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1913-07-10
- date of death
- 1996-09-02
- birth name
- Ljuba Veličkova
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