- The Metropolitan Opera
- Lilyana Vassileva, Ivan Marinov, Nicola Nikolov, Nicola Ghiuselev, Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Alexandrina Milcheva
- Nicola Ghiuselev, Yulia Wiener-Chenisheva, Alexandrina Milcheva, Sofia National Orchestra, Sofia National Opera Chorus, Ivan Marinov, Nicola Nikolov
- Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Milen Paounov, Nikola Nikolov, Alexandrina Milcheva, Verter Vrachovsky, Georgi Genov, Pavel Gerdjikov, Tsvetanka Arshinkova, Liliana Vassileva, Stefka Popangelova, Ivan Marinov, Nicola Ghiuselev
- Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Nikola Nikolov, Stefan Tsiganchev, Alexandrina Milcheva, Nikolay Smochevsky, Verter Vrachovsky, Ivan Marinov, Maria Dimchevska, Yulia Wiener-Chenisheva, Nicola Ghiuselev
- Choir Ensemble for Songs, Nicola Ghiuselev, Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dimitar Petkov, Rouslan Raychev
- Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Metodii Matakiev, Sviatoslav Obretenov Bulgarian National Philharmonic Choir, Nicola Ghiuselev
Nicola Ghiuselev
Biography
Nicola Ghiuselev had the rich, full timbre and seemingly effortless low notes that characterize the classic Slavic bass voice. It also had a strong enough top that he could perform bass-baritone roles such as the four villains in Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann, and even Mozart's Don Giovanni. He first studied both painting and music at the State Conservatory in Sofia, but after deciding he had better career prospects as a singer, he concentrated on that. He made his opera debut at the Bulgarian National Opera in 1960 as Timur in Puccini's Turandot, and soon rose to starring roles with that company. In 1965, he made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Ramfis in Verdi's Aida during a company tour, followed two years later by his Covent Garden debut as Pagano in Verdi's I Lombardi.