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Angela Gheorghiu
Soprano
"A magnificent voice and dazzling stage presence established her as a
unique international opera star, in constant demand in opera houses around the world,
considered by critics to be one of the finest sopranos of her generation." |
Born in Adjud, Romania
Studies
- 1990 - graduated from the Bucharest Music Academy
Artistic Career
- 1992 - debut at Covent Garden
- 1994 - made at Covent Garden her first live recording and video of La Traviata
- First recording
contract was with Decca, for whom she made her first arias album L'Elisir
d'amore; a disc entitled My World and more recently La Bohème
with the orchestra of La Scala, Milan
- 1996 - first
EMI Classics recording, an album of Duets and Arias with Roberto Alagna and the
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
- March 1997 - EMI Classics
released Puccini's rarely recorded opera La Rondine. Since its release,
the recording has received widespread critical acclaim
- January 1998 - signed an exclusive recording agreement with EMI Classics for solo
recitals, duet albums and complete operas.
Repertoire (Selected)
- La Bohème (Mimi)
- La Traviata (Violetta)
- L'Elisir d'amore ( Adina)
- Turandot ( Liù)
- Carmen (Micaela)
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Roméo et Juliette (Juliette)
- La Rondine (Magda)
- L'Amico Fritz (Suzel)
- Chérubin
- Don Giovanni (Zerlina)
- Manon (Manon)
- Werther (Charlotte)
- In the future she will appear in Luisa
Miller, Pagliacci, Faust, Adriana Lecouvreur, Lucia
di Lammermoor, La Sonnambula, Lucrezia Borgia, Simon
Boccanegra and Tosca
Recordings (Latest)
- Juliette
in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette, EMI Classics, released in April 1998
- A second album of Verdi duets, Verdi per due, with
Roberto Alagna, Claudio Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,
released in October 1998
- Gianni Schicchi (from Il Trittico, Puccini), released in February 1999
- Massenet's Werther
with the London Symphony Orchestra (sings the role of Charlotte), released in October 1999
- Major appearances this season include a gala
concert and Roméo et Juliette in Covent Garden, L'Elisir d'amore and
Turandot at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York , La Traviata in
Rome and La Bohème at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples.
Prizes and Awards
- 1997 - two Gramophone
Awards for " Best Opera Recording" and " Record of the Year"
- French Choc du Monde
de la Musique
- Two Diapason d'Or awards
- Belgian Cecilia Prize
- German
Deutsche Schallplattenkritik
- Italian magazine Musica e dischi
Foreign Lyric Production award
- USA Critics' Award
- May 2001 - named 'Female Artist of the Year' at the Classical Brit Awards in London
Personal Website
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