Nicolai Ghiaurov was born on September 13, 1929 in Velingrad, Bulgaria. He was an actor, known for Khovanshchina (1989), From the House of the Dead (1992) and Aida (1985). He was married to Mirella Freni and Zlatina Ghiaurov. He died on June 2, 2004 in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.