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Lyuba Welitsch (Veličkova; Bulgarian: Люба Величкова, born 10 July 1913, Borissovo, Bulgaria - died 1 September 1996, Vienna, Austria) was a Bulgarian, later Austrian, operatic soprano.
She studied singing at Sofia Conservatory with professor Georgi Zlatev-Cherkin. After specializing in Vienna, she first appeared in Sofia in 1936. Engagements followed in Graz, Hamburg, Munich and finally at the Vienna State Opera.
Her most famous role was that of Salome, which she performed under the composer, Richard Strauss, himself in 1944 on his 80th birthday. She sang the same role for her London debut in 1947 and her first performance at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City on 4 February 1949. She also sang the title roles of Tosca and Aida, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Minnie in La fanciulla del West and Musetta in La bohème.
Her international career, already interrupted by the war, did not last long, although she actually continued singing until 1981. Appearances included those at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in the 1950s in a highly controversial production of Salome by Peter Brook with sets by Salvador Dalí. However, when her voice deteriorated she started a second career in films (in America and Austria) and on Austrian television. In 1982 she was among a number of artists on stage at Covent Garden who congratulated Dame Eva Turner at a gala for Turner's 90th birthday.
She was married twice and divorced twice, with no children. She is buried in Vienna's Zentralfriedhof.
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- Don Giovanni: Crudele? Ah No, Mio Bene - Ljuba Welitsch
- Aida: Cielo! Mio Padre! - Ljuba Welitsch/Ramon Vinay/Robert Merril
- Lieder: Von Ewger Liebe - Ljuba Welitsch/Joseph P. Nelles
- La Rondine: Das Geld, Immer Nur Das Geld - Ljuba Welitsch
- Aida: Qui Radames Verra - Ljuba Welitsch/Ramon Vinay/Robert Merril
- Tosca: Vissi D'arte - Ljuba Welitsch
- Lieder: Die Junge Nonne - Ljuba Welitsch/Joseph P. Nelles
- Don Giovanni: Don Ottavio, Son Morta... Or Sai Chi L'onore - Ljuba Welitsch
- Aida: Di Napata Le Gole - Ljuba Welitsch/Ramon Vinay/Robert Merril
- Lieder: Widmung - Ljuba Welitsch/Joseph P. Nelles
- La Rondine: Wer Errat Dorettens Liebestraum - Ljuba Welitsch
- Aida: Su, Dunque Sorgete - Ljuba Welitsch/Ramon Vinay/Robert Merril
- Un Ballo In Maschera: Morro, Ma Prima In Grazia - Ljuba Welitsch
- Lieder: Die Liebesbotschaft - Ljuba Welitsch/Joseph P. Nelles
- Don Giovanni: Ma Qual Mai S'offre... Fuggi, Crudele, Fuggi! - Ljuba Welitsch
- Aida: Fuggiam Gli Ardori Inospiti - Ljuba Welitsch/Ramon Vinay/Robert Merril
- Rusalka: Du Lieber Mond - Ljuba Welitsch
- Le Nozze Di Figaro: Sagt, Holde Frauen - Ljuba Welitsch
- Der Freischutz: Wie Nahte Mir Der Schlummer - Ljuba Welitsch
- Lieder: Meine Liebe Ist Grun - Ljuba Welitsch/Joseph P. Nelles
- Elektra: Ich Kann Nicht Sitzen Und Ins Dunkel Starren - Ljuba Welitsch/Erna Schluter
- Aida: O Cieli Azzurri - Ljuba Welitsch/Ramon Vinay/Robert Merril
- Salome: Ah! Du Wolltest Mich Nicht Deinen Mund Kussen Lassen - Ljuba Welitsch
- Lieder: Der Nussbaum - Ljuba Welitsch/Joseph P. Nelles
- Die Verkaufte Braut: Endlich Allein, Allein Mit Mir - Ljuba Welitsch
- Lieder: Mondnacht - Ljuba Welitsch/Joseph P. Nelles
- La Boheme: Quando Men Vo Soletta - Ljuba Welitsch
- Aida: Pur Ti Riveggo, Mia Dolce Aida - Ljuba Welitsch/Ramon Vinay/Robert Merril
- Salome: In Dein Haar Bin Ich Verbliebt, Jochanaan - Ljuba Welitsch/Brian Sullivan
- Lieder: Die Forelle - Ljuba Welitsch/Joseph P. Nelles