site.btaRaina Kabaivanska, the Bulgarian Recognized as "the Most Italian of Singers," Turns 90

One of Bulgaria's cultural icons, opera diva Raina Kabaivanska, turned 90 on December 15. A household name in her country for decades, the soprano boasts a uniquely successful international career spanning more than 55 years. She has maintained intense cooperation with the La Scala in Milan since 1961. By the mid-1970s, she was an international star. She won a faithful audience in Italy, the nation which gave the world the art of opera, thanks to her talent, repertoire and physical beauty.