
Known for
Acting
Born
December 15, 1934 (age 91)
Birthplace
Burgas, Bulgaria
Raina Kabaivanska (Bulgarian: Райна Кабаиванска; born Raina Yakimova (Bulgarian: Якимова); born 15 December 1934) is a Bulgarian opera singer, one of the leading lirico-spinto sopranos of her generation, particularly associated with Verdi and Puccini, although she sang a wide range of roles.
Born in Burgas, Bulgaria, she studied in Sofia with Prokopova and Yosifov, and made her debut at the Bulgarian National Opera in Sofia as Tatjana in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin in 1957. The following year, she left for Italy for further studies with Zina Fumagalli-Riva in Milan and with Giulia Tess in Vercelli. Two years later she made a breakthrough in Fano, Italy, as Nedda in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci....
2025
as Rajna Kabaivanska
2024
2005
as Cantatrice
1983
1983
as Butterfly
1978
as Leonore
1976
as Floria Tosca
1975
as Leonora
1973
as Tosca
1972
1970
as Nedda