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Stoyanka Savova Nikolova (Bulgarian: Стоянка Савова Николова), best known by her stage name Elena Nicolai (Bulgarian: Елена Николай) (24 January 1905 – 24 October 1993), was a Bulgarian operatic mezzo-soprano.




Early life and training


Nicolai was born in the village of Tzerovo, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria. She spent her childhood in another Bulgarian town, Panagurishte. At the age of 19, she moved to Milan to study opera, first with Vincenzo Pintorno and later with Ettore Pozzoli.




Roles sung


Annina, Der Rosenkavalier
Laura, La Gioconda (opera)
La Cieca, La Gioconda (opera)
Nefte, Il figliuol prodigo (List of operas by Ponchielli)
Principessa di Bouillon, Adriana Lecouvreur
Rubria, Nerone (Boito)
Ortrud, Lohengrin (opera)
Dalila, Samson and Delilah (opera)
Brunnhilde, Die Walkure
Amneris, Aida
Eboli, Don Carlo
Azucena, Il Trovatore
Adalgisa, Norma
Leonora, La Favorita
Carmen, Carmen
Brangaene, Tristan und Isolde
Santuzza, Cavalleria Rusticana
Fedora, Fedora
Klytaemnestra, Elektra




Recordings


Monteverdi - L'Orfeo (Silvia, 1939) conducted by Ferrucio Calusio, Italian HMV
Cilea - Adriana Lecouvreur (Principessa di Bouillon, 1949) conducted by Federico Del Cupolo, Colosseum
Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana (Santuzza, 1953) conducted by Franco Ghione, Decca
Verdi - Don Carlo (Principessa d'Eboli, 1954) conducted by Gabriele Santini, HMV/EMI
Verdi - La forza del destino (Preziosilla, 1954) conducted by Tullio Serafin, Columbia/EMI




Films


Il boom, directed by Vittorio De Sica (1963)
La mia signora (episode "I miei cari," directed by Mauro Bolognini) (1964)
Sedotti e bidonati, directed by Giorgio Bianchi (1964)
Gli amanti latini (episode "L'irreparabile," directed by Mario Costa) (1965)
I nostri mariti (episode "Il marito di Roberta," directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico) (1966)
Quando dico che ti amo, directed by Giorgio Bianchi (1967)
Il medico della mutua, directed by Luigi Zampa (1968)




Honours


Nicolai Peak in Antarctica is named after Elena Nicolai.




Bibliography


Nicolai, Elena (1993). La mia vita fra i grandi del melodramma. Parma: Azzali. p. 200.




References






External links


Her page on the Stars of Bulgarian Opera site with mp3 audio clips of selected arias Archived 2021-01-21 at the Wayback Machine
Elena Nicolai at IMDb
Elena Nicolai discography at Discogs

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