Ljuba Welitsch (Veličkova; Bulgarian: Люба Величкова 10 July 1913 – 1 September 1996) was an operatic soprano. She was born in Borisovo, Bulgaria, studied in Sofia and Vienna, and sang in opera houses in Austria and Germany in the late 1930s and early and mid-1940s. In 1946 she became an Austrian citizen.
Welitsch became best known in the title role of Richard Strauss's Salome, in which she was coached by the composer. Her international career was short, its start delayed by the Second World War and its end hastened by vocal problems. It took off in 1947 in London and continued in New York from 1949, but her starring days were over by the mid-1950s. Her international career was just before the days when complete studio recordings of operas were common, and although some live recordings survive from broadcasts, her recorded legacy is not extensive.
From the mid-1950s, Welitsch sang character roles in operas and acted in stage plays. She died in Vienna at the age of 83.
LjubaWelitsch (Veličkova; Bulgarian: Люба Величкова 10 July 1913 – 1 September 1996) was an operatic soprano. She was born in Borisovo, Bulgaria, studied...
ballet and opera, which singers Ghena Dimitrova, Boris Christoff, LjubaWelitsch and Nicolai Ghiaurov elevated to a world-class level.[excessive citations]...
Silja, Elisabeth Söderström, Joan Sutherland, Galina Vishnevskaya, and LjubaWelitsch, Luigi Alva, Sesto Bruscantini, Boris Christoff, Fernando Corena, Geraint...
production of Richard Strauss's Salome in 1949, with the Bulgarian soprano LjubaWelitsch in the title role, and the American premiere of Stravinsky's The Rake's...
accommodation open to black women.: 72 In her second year, she heard LjubaWelitsch sing Salome from the standing-room section at the Met and became fascinated...
felt as though in that house the role belonged to her contemporary, LjubaWelitsch. Borkh finally accepted Bing's invitation, and played Salome, with Mitropoulos...
short of work. These performers included Josef Krips, Irmgard Seefried, LjubaWelitsch, Hans Hotter, Ludwig Weber, Herbert von Karajan and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf...
and film director. Hugo Scheltema, 78, Dutch diplomat and ambassador. LjubaWelitsch, 83, Bulgarian singer. André Chastagnol, 76, French historian. Karl...
eminent singers from continental Europe were recruited, including LjubaWelitsch, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Paolo Silveri, Rudolf Schock and Set Svanholm...
the Kessler Twins Gräfin Mariza (1974), directed by Eugen York with LjubaWelitsch and René Kollo. Maritsa (1985 television film), directed by Alexander...
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contributions, some spoken, some sung, by Geraint Evans, Tito Gobbi, LjubaWelitsch, Victoria de los Angeles, Isobel Baillie, John Gielgud and several star...
Igor Stravinsky, Joan Sutherland, Inia Te Wiata, Jennifer Vyvyan and LjubaWelitsch. He can be seen in Video on YouTube, accompanying Nathan Milstein in...
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Freddy Adeline Wagner as Josefine Wendelin Hans Reiser as Vladya Dupont LjubaWelitsch as Louise Rudolf Carl as 'Höllenstein'-Wirt Hannsgeorg Laubenthal as...
of John Cage's Sonatas and Interludes at Carnegie Hall. February 4 – LjubaWelitsch makes her Metropolitan Opera début in Salome. February 11 – London Mozart...
Milanov, Herva Nelli, Delia Rigal, Antonietta Stella, Renata Tebaldi, and LjubaWelitsch among others. She also excelled in Wagner's operas at the Met, portraying...
Krause as Horst Hilde Sessak as Lizzi Karl John as Inspector Kleiber LjubaWelitsch as Salome The movie was filmed on location in Berlin, at the Shepperton...
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