31. 10. 2013
Angela Gheorghiu with the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic
October 10, 2013 Smetana Hall at the Municipal House - Prague
November 07, 2013 Bayerische Philharmonie - Munich
November 12, 2013 L Opera Royal de Versailles – Versailles
November 23, Konzerthaus - Vienna
Angela Gheorghiu - soprano
Atalla Ayan - tenor
Filharmonie Bohuslava Martinů, Tiberu Soare – conductor
Within her European Tour, the star of Angela Gheorghiu, one of the most glamorous opera singers of our time, will finally shine also in Prague.
Angela Gheorghiu was born in the small Romanian town Adjud. In 1992, she made her international debut at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden with La bohème, followed the same year by debuts at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the Vienna State Opera. It was in the Royal Opera House Covent Garden that she first sang her much acclaimed La traviata in 1994; newspapers and magazines noticed that “A star is born”. Since then, she has graced the stages of the world’s opera houses and concert halls.
Her first exclusive recording contract was signed in 1995 with Decca, In 1998, Angela Gheorghiu signed an exclusive contract with EMI Classics for whom she has made many recordings. The live performance of La rondine in the Metropolitan Opera (2009) as well as Faust from Royal Opera House (2004) were released on DVD by EMI Classics in 2011, and Adriana Lecouvreur (a Royal Opera House production recorded in 2010) was released on DVD in 2012. In November 2011 Angela Gheorghiu released Homage to Maria Callas, a collection of beloved opera arias from French and Italian repertoire inspired by Maria Callas’s career and recordings. All her CDs have received widespread critical acclaim and have been awarded many prizes. Mrs Gheorghiu won the title of “Female Artist of the Year” at the Classical Brit Awards in 2001 and 2010.
Among major appearances in the last ten years were the much acclaimed performances of La rondine, I pagliacci, Simone Boccanegra, Tosca and Faust at the Royal Opera House, Roméo et Juliette at the Chorégies d’Orange and Salzburg Festival, Faust at the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House and Monte-Carlo Opera, La traviata and Simone Boccanegra at the Metropolitan Opera, La bohème at the Vienna State Opera, the Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona, Bavarian State Opera in Munich and Milan’s La Scala as well as many recitals and concerts throughout all the world, including Salzburg Festival, Musikverein in Vienna or Carnegie Hall in New York. The new Royal Opera House Cinema Season 2011/12 relayed in hundreds of theatres around the world started with three productions having Angela Gheorghiu in: Faust (September 2011), Adriana Lecouvreur (October 2011) and Tosca (November 2011).
Angela Gheorghiu was appointed “Chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres” by the French Ministry of Culture. In October 2012 she was conferred the “Nihil Sine Deo” royal decoration from His Majesty King Michael I for promoting Romanian cultural values abroad.