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Bantcho Bantchevsky (also known ''Bancho Banchevsky'' or ''Bancho Banchevski''; (ブルガリア語:Банчо Банчевски); 1906 – January 23, 1988) was a Bulgarian-born American singer, singing coach, and translator. He is remembered today primarily for his death, a suicide which took place at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City during a nationally broadcast performance. ==Life== Bantchevsky was born in Lovech, and had little formal musical training in his youth. Village cultural life, which centered on traditional singing and dancing, inspired him to attend the Sofia Conservatory, where he learned to play the flute and piano and studied opera. Bantchevsky found a career for himself performing on Rakovska Street in Sofia, known as "Bulgaria's Broadway", and became well known during the 1930s; however, he chose to leave Bulgaria when it became an ally of the Soviet Union during World War II. He spent the 1940s finding work around Europe, singing opera in Czechoslovakia and Vienna, and becoming a member of the Don Cossack Choir Serge Jaroff. He also appeared in films and plays in Berlin, including a small part in a performance of ''Macbeth''. Early in the 1950s, he emigrated to the United States. Bantchevsky found it difficult to gain stage work in New York, as he found himself competing against younger, native-born performers. He turned instead to coaching, also writing political satire for Radio Free Europe. A polyglot — he spoke German, French, Italian, and Russian in addition to English and his native Bulgarian — he also translated material for visiting opera singers. In this way he met singers such as Anna Tomowa-Sintow and Luciano Pavarotti. He also sang in the choir of New York's Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Bantchevsky was a great fan of the opera, and was a regular at the Metropolitan. He usually sat in the orchestra seats, using tickets which he had been given by friends who worked in the company. At the time of his death, Bantchevsky lived alone. He was survived by two children and four grandchildren, who lived in Europe. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bantcho Bantchevsky」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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