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Ljuba Welitsch

1913 - 1996

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ljuba Welitsch is the 782nd most popular singer (down from 658th in 2019), the 130th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 117th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Bulgarian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ljuba Welitsch ranks 782 out of 4,381. Before her are Reinhard Mey, AJ McLean, Adrian Belew, Anne-Marie, Blaze Bayley, and Minnie Riperton. After her are Walter Andreas Schwarz, Floor Jansen, Daddy Yankee, Ingvar Wixell, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Aram Tigran.

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Among people born in 1913, Ljuba Welitsch ranks 164. Before her are Carl-Henning Pedersen, Johann Niemann, Vicente Calderón, Benjamin Markarian, William P. Rogers, and Charles Helou. After her are Walter Andreas Schwarz, Otto Wichterle, Maria Tănase, Edith Pargeter, René Schneider, and Nurkhon Yuldashkhojayeva. Among people deceased in 1996, Ljuba Welitsch ranks 135. Before her are Dan Flavin, Henri Nouwen, José Manuel Fuente, Stanko Todorov, Hyman Minsky, and Brunó Ferenc Straub. After her are Juan Hohberg, Danilo Alvim, Christopher Robin Milne, Chas Chandler, Amata Kabua, and Joanne Dru.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Ljuba Welitsch ranks 130 out of 415. Before her are Emil Kostadinov (1967), Stefan Abadzhiev (1934), Kiril Ivkov (1946), Bahaeddin Şakir (1874), Stanko Todorov (1920), and Cniva (200). After her are Catherine of Bulgaria (1001), Ahmed Dogan (1954), Stefan Bogoridi (1775), Hristo Lukov (1887), Constantine of Preslav (900), and Lyudmila Zhivkova (1942).

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Among SINGERS In Bulgaria

Among singers born in Bulgaria, Ljuba Welitsch ranks 9. Before her are Nicolai Ghiaurov (1929), Ghena Dimitrova (1941), Raina Kabaivanska (1934), Lili Ivanova (1939), Anna Tomowa-Sintow (1941), and Philipp Kirkorov (1967). After her are Azis (1978), Nora Nova (1928), Sonya Yoncheva (1981), Elitsa Todorova (1977), Sofi Marinova (1975), and Poli Genova (1987).

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