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In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Yakimova and the family name is Kabaivanska.
Raina Kabaivanska
OMRI
Райна Кабаиванска
Kabaivanska as Tosca with Enrique Baquerizo in Madrid, 2004
Born
(1934-12-15) 15 December 1934 (age 89)
Burgas, Kingdom of Bulgaria
Citizenship
Bulgaria and Italy
Education
Bulgarian State Conservatoire
Occupations
Operatic soprano
academic teacher
Years active
1957–present
Awards
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2000)
Website
rainakabaivanska.net
Raina Yakimova KabaivanskaOMRI (Bulgarian: Райна Якимова Кабаиванска; born 15 December 1934) is a Bulgarian opera singer, one of the leading lirico-spinto sopranos of her generation, particularly associated with Verdi and Puccini, although she sang a wide range of roles.[1]
^Celletti, Rodolfo (2001). "Kabaivanska, Raina". In Sadie, Stanley (ed.). New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol. 13 (2nd ed.). Macmillan Publishers Limited. p. 298.
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