Stefan Dimitrov (bass)

He graduated from the Central Master Studio of Singing of the Sofia State Music Academy under its founder and leader Prof. Christo Brumbarov, the teacher of singers such as Nicolai Ghiaurov, Nicola Ghiuselev, Ghena Dimitrova and others.

There Stefan sang under conductors such as B. Haikin, Y. Simonov (General Music Director of the Bolshoi at the time), M. Ermler, A. Lazarev, F. Mansurov and worked on stage presentation under Boris Pokrovski and his assistants.

After they came back to Bulgaria, Stefan and Malina Dimitrova were invited as permanent soloist and chief répétiteur of the National State Opera Theatres of Sofia and of Rousse on the Danube, and they appeared with these ensembles in numerous tours to Spain, Germany, the Czech Republic, France and Italy.

During his activities as soloist in Greece, Italy, France, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and in all Eastern Europe Stefan Dimitrov worked under conductors and stage directors such as W. Eichner, I. Ranzescu, A. Naydenov, I. Marinov, M. Angelov, Al. Raychev.

Under conductors such as Sir John Pritchard, Silvio Varviso, Machael Schonwandt, Silvain Cambreling and stage directors such as Adolf Dresen, Kurt Horez, Pierre Constant, the singer had many engagements, including guest appearances under the auspices of La Monnaie and the Vlaamse Opera throughout Europe.