Ljuba Welitsch

Biography

Ljuba Welitsch was a renowned operatic soprano born on July 10, 1913, in Borisovo, Bulgaria. She gained international recognition for her title role in Richard Strauss's Salome, coached by the composer himself, and later performed character roles in operas and acted in stage plays. Her career spanned from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s, cut short by vocal problems. Welitsch passed away on September 1, 1996, at the age of 83.