- The Metropolitan Opera
- Lilyana Vassileva, Nicola Ghiuselev, Alexandrina Milcheva, Ivan Marinov, Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Nicola Nikolov
- Nicola Ghiuselev, Ivan Marinov, Sofia National Orchestra, Alexandrina Milcheva, Yulia Wiener-Chenisheva, Nicola Nikolov, Sofia National Opera Chorus
- Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Nicola Ghiuselev, Georgi Genov, Pavel Gerdjikov, Verter Vrachovsky, Tsvetanka Arshinkova, Milen Paounov, Nikola Nikolov, Alexandrina Milcheva, Stefka Popangelova, Liliana Vassileva, Ivan Marinov
- Nikola Nikolov, Stefan Tsiganchev, Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Ivan Marinov, Nikolay Smochevsky, Verter Vrachovsky, Alexandrina Milcheva, Yulia Wiener-Chenisheva, Maria Dimchevska, Nicola Ghiuselev
- Choir Ensemble for Songs, Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicola Ghiuselev, Dimitar Petkov, Rouslan Raychev
- Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Metodii Matakiev, Nicola Ghiuselev, Sviatoslav Obretenov Bulgarian National Philharmonic Choir
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.