Acclaimed Singer Dies After ‘Short Illness’: Stefka Evstatieva Was 78

Beloved Bulgarian opera singer Stefka Evstatieva has passed away.

The operatic soprano died on November 9 following a short illness, Stanislav Pochekanski, chairman of the Union of Bulgarian Music and Dance Artists, confirmed to the Bulgarian News Agency.

Evstatieva had recently been hospitalized in Sofia. Her husband also confirmed the news of her passing in a conversation with Bulgarian folk singer Tatyana Sarbinska.

She was 78.

Stefka Evstatieva was born on May 7, 1947. She began her career with the Ruse Opera, where she performed from 1971 to 1978. On April 1, 1978, she became a soloist with the Sofia Opera, a position she held until the early 1990s. For more than 15 years, she graced the world’s most prestigious opera stages, including those in Paris, Milan, London, New York, and