Descripción: Finally it is here! The Norma contest! Everyone was asking for this one, and it a fun one to put together. There are a lot of sopranos here! So take your time and give them all a chance. Again we will use a 1-5 rating for singing and characterization. These are the singers and dates of performances: Joan Sutherland - 1964 Dimitra Theodossiou - 2007 Hasmik Papian - 1999 Anait Mchitarian - 2003 ...

Descripción: Ghena Dimitrova singing Suicidio.

Descripción: Ghena Dimitrova sings Abigaille's famous cabaletta from Verdi's Nabucco. Orange, 1989.

Descripción: Stella nel marinar ... E un anatèma! Stefania Toczyska and Ghena Dimitrova shout it out, 1990. La Gioconda Amilcare Ponchielli (1876) Nello Santi, MET

Descripción: Rehearsal of Giordano's Andrea Chenier Genova, Teatro Carlo Felice 1991 Second act

Descripción: the most incredible scene from opera TURANDOT ( Giacomo Puccini) duett with choir... sung by the great Bulgarian dramatic Soprano Ghena dimitrova...

Descripción: Turandot at la Scala 1983

Descripción: Recording session 3-21-2008

Descripción: "In mia man alfin tu sei" from act II of Norma. All I can say is that this is a heck of a scene! Again a score of 1-5 for singing/characterization: Maria Guleghina- Richard Margison 2004 http:// youtube.com/watch?v=COwVUysOM_s Hasmik Papian - Franco Farina 1999 http:// youtube.com/watch?v=X9iDWaXwapM Montserrat Caballé - Giuseppe Giacomini 1982 http:// youtube.com/watch?v=FoudslgJn7c Marina...

Descripción: Arena di Verona, 1983 Nicola Martinucci is Calaf. Sorry for the quality.

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Descripción: La Scala 1986. Riccardo Muti conductor.

Descripción: The great bulgarian operatic soprano possessed one of the most powerful voices f the late 20th century.

Descripción: /Test video/ -- My name is Ghenady Meirson. Friends call me Ghena. Between operating a busy business, PrivateLessons.com, and coaching at The Curtis Institute of Music and the Academy of Vocal Arts, my practice time is zero. To keep my piano playing in top shape, I made a New Year's resolution to practice one hour a day, every day, rain or shine. My piano teachers at Curtis included Seymour Lip...

Descripción: Ghena in a Long Island concert, in 1986, where she was sick, but regal voiced, a dramatic soprano with a true mezzo middle voice.

Descripción: Ghena Dimitrova singing Salgo gia del trono aurato

Descripción: 5.20.08 - My name is Ghenady Meirson. Friends call me Ghena. Between operating a busy business, PrivateLessons.com, and coaching at The Curtis Institute of Music and the Academy of Vocal Arts, my practice time is zero. To keep my piano playing in top shape, I made a New Year's resolution to practice one hour a day, every day, rain or shine. My piano teachers at Curtis included Seymour Lipkin, M...

Descripción: /Test video, 7-17-07/ -- My name is Ghenady Meirson. Friends call me Ghena. Between operating a busy business, PrivateLessons.com, and coaching at The Curtis Institute of Music and the Academy of Vocal Arts, my practice time is zero. To keep my piano playing in top shape, I made a New Year's resolution to practice one hour a day, every day, rain or shine. My piano teachers at Curtis included Se...

Descripción: Roberto de Simone's production of Verdi's epic opera Nabucco opened the 1986-87 season at La Scala and marked Riccardo Muti's return as music director of Italy's greatest opera house. It was Nabucco that firmly established Verdi as the voice of the Italian people and in particular "Va Pensiero," the great chorus of longing sung by the exiled Hebrews on the banks of the Euphrates.

Descripción: The extraordinary soprano Ghena Dimitrova sings an aria from Verdi's La Luce Langue. It's in black and white and audio is slightly out of sync, but still enough to enjoy. Dayton, 1990.