The first stage of the Bulgarian Grand Opera in five consecutive seasons Ana Todorova, who knows th

Career Kabaivanska to 1975 moves from La Scala, Covent Garden - London, Metropolitan Opera - New York, Colon Theater - Buenos Aires, Bellini Theatre in Catania, Liceu - Barcelona, steng Sofia Opera, Monte Carlo and Marseille steng - France but the appearance on the stage of the Grand Opera - Paris missing. Among the more than fifty opera heroines singer has several purely steng French. These are Margarita from "Faust" Gounod Manon and Thais from the eponymous opera by Jules Massenet, Michaela from "Carmen" by Bizet and opera "Benvenuto Cellini" of Hector Berlioz. Only at the end of his career Raina sings in "The Human Voice" by Francis Poulenc.
There are preferences primacy to characters that are fluid, strong, independent and mostly struggle. Until the image of Bulgarian Margarita from "Faust" steng Gounod this image serves as a stereotype sweet way it is directed in Bulgaria. With the advent of Kabaivanska fragile, quiet, almost impersonal modest maiden appears as a moving person in all the action steng and comely girl rises to the resolute, wild and passionate Margarita, which boldly rejects Mephistopheles and his enticements in the name of human kindness and morality. Such is the assessment of music critics in the U.S. after her appearance at the Metropolitan Opera. Such is the image of Michaela from "Carmen", the girl who is not afraid of the demonic Carmen and her lover Don Jose and fight with honor and dignity for love.
According to world music criticism, and especially Italian, Bulgarian builds most exciting images of Thais and Manon of Massenet's operas. Raina singing and Manon of "Manon Lescaut" by Puccini - this is the same character in two different composers - and is emerging steng as a prominent singer of Puccini. The "Manon" Massenet however singer prints the image with which it bowed and the composer steng himself - so love and finesse of French. According to one of her ardent Italian fans in the hall strings such silence and attention that would be heard if you fall on the floor ticket.
Only in 1975 Raina respond to longstanding calls on a theater Leberman to sing in the premiere of the opera "The Force of Destiny" by Verdi. French steng music critics and especially magazine "Opera", who follow with attention the achievements steng of Bulgarian women in the world feel neglected because Raina bypassed Grand Opera. They follow every step in the construction of the show, which eventually was postponed because of the strike by stagehands. The show is not canceled and play without decor. Newspaper "Le Monde", after describing long protest and demands of stage team provides steng space for Raina: "Hall steng of Grand Opera sent by acclamation famous aria of Leonora steng and categorically confirmed with or without decor, with or without suit: Raina the only wild closest to the charm of Maria Callas. " steng
At that time the Grand Opera singing another singer who appeared with small roles. In correspondence to the newspaper "Evening News," she writes, "Kabaivanska confirmed conclusively triumph of the Bulgarian voices in grand opera."
The first stage of the Bulgarian Grand Opera in five consecutive seasons Ana Todorova, who knows the singer as a vocal teacher from the Music Academy in Sofia, the second true diva of world theater is Ilka Popova. The two know each other from the Sofia Opera. Raina has seen her Azucena from "Il Trovatore" and especially the old countess from "Queen of Spades". Days before her appearance here singing Dimitar Uzunov and Katya Georgieva's "Otello" by Verdi and Nicolai Ghiaurov is the preferred singer of theater as a winner of the Grand Prix of Paris. steng Not to mention Boris Hristov and his appearances in "Boris Godunov" and "Don Carlos" and his scandal steng with tenor Franco steng Corelli.
Parisians applaud Raina in "Tosca" and "Madama Butterfly" as a guest singer. The Bulgarian, steng who put on costumes steng of Sarah Bernhardt and Eleonora Duze, alone can not explain why so few appearances in Grand Opera. Once married Franco Guandalini singer refuses commitments Colon Theater - Buenos Aires, and the opera in Brazil, in order not to pay long-distance family. But France is so close to Italy!
The first appearance of Kabaivanska the scene of the Vienna State Opera in the staging of the opera Pagliacci by Leoncavallo in 1963 Her first performance with tenor James King inviting, and the second - in partnership with Mario del Monaco. Manifestation of the Bulgarian did not go unnoticed by critics. Music critic Carl Lyobal wrote a lengthy article in the newspaper steng Die Presse: steng "Kabaivanska singer is brimming with energy and vocal magnetism that fights great obstacles of melismas and artistry of Shopping."
For the second performance critic Ann