Christina Morfova

A member of the Sofia National Opera until 1935, she also taught at the Bulgarian Academy of Music.

[1][2] Born on 24 April 1887[1] in Stara Zagora, Christina Morfova began to study economics in Prague in 1906.

After spending a year in Paris where she studied under Jacques Isnardon, she returned to Sofia in 1912 to perform Marie in The Bartered Bride's Bulgarian premier.

After touring in the Balkans and Russia, she joined the Prague National Theatre in 1916, first taking the role of the Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute.

[3] Christina Morfova died on 1 June 1936 in a car accident while travelling with friends near Pirdop.