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Christina Morfova ( bg, Христина Морфова; 24 April 1887 – 1 June 1936) was a Bulgarian operatic soprano who gained fame with performances in Prague, Sofia, and in the principal opera houses of Europe. A member of the Sofia National Opera until 1935, she also taught at the Bulgarian Academy of Music. She died in a car accident when only 47.
In the early 1920s, she also sang in Germany, Italy, Paris and London. After returning to Sofia in the late 1920s, she joined the Sofia National Opera in 1931 and taught at the National Academy of Music. She performed in some 40 different roles, including Aida, Lakme, Queen of the Night, Mignon, Butterfly, Violetta and Donna Anna, as well as the leading roles in operas by Dvořák and Smetana. Thanks to her vocal range, she was able to take both soprano and
Christina Morfova ( bg, Христина Морфова; 24 April 1887 – 1 June 1936) was a Bulgarian operatic soprano who gained fame with performances in Prague, Sofia, and in the principal opera houses of Europe. A member of the Sofia National Opera until 1935, she also taught at the Bulgarian Academy of Music. She died in a car accident when only 47.
Biography
Born on 24 April 1887 inStara Zagora
Stara Zagora ( bg, Стара Загора, ) is the sixth-largest city in Bulgaria, and the administrative capital of the homonymous Stara Zagora Province.
Name
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, Christina Morfova began to study economics in Prague in 1906. She soon moved to the Prague Conservatory where she studied singing under Marie Pivodová.
Her début, in 1910, was in Brno
Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...
where she sang in Smetana's '' The Bartered Bride''. After spending a year in Paris where she studied under Jacques Isnardon, she returned to Sofia in 1912 to perform Marie in ''The Bartered Bride'' Bulgarian premier. After touring in the Balkans and Russia, she joined the Prague National Theatre in 1916, first taking the role of the Queen of the Night in '' The Magic Flute''.
In the early 1920s, she also sang in Germany, Italy, Paris and London. After returning to Sofia in the late 1920s, she joined the Sofia National Opera in 1931 and taught at the National Academy of Music. She performed in some 40 different roles, including Aida, Lakme, Queen of the Night, Mignon, Butterfly, Violetta and Donna Anna, as well as the leading roles in operas by Dvořák and Smetana. Thanks to her vocal range, she was able to take both soprano and mezzo-soprano
A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (; ; meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C ...
parts.
Christina Morfova died on 1 June 1936 in a car accident while travelling with friends near Pirdop.
References
1880s births 1936 deaths Musicians from Stara Zagora Bulgarian operatic sopranos Bulgarian music educators 20th-century Bulgarian women opera singers Women music educators Road incident deaths in Bulgaria Prague Conservatory alumni {{Bulgaria-bio-stub