Angela Gheorghiu has released a new statement thanking the Met Opera Orchestra for a surprise gift.

The soprano took to social media and said, “Thank you with all my heart to the wonderful met orchestra for the most special gift, it made me cry! I am so sorry and incredibly sad for not being able to receive your gift in person, due to my sickness. I always admired and loved you and I always will, because you are truly amazing and talented and I feel that the orchestra and the chorus all over the world are my first colleagues, my friends and my honest admirers.”

She added, “I want to sing in NY because of you and the fantastic audience, who will sadly now miss me, but not more than I will miss you All!”

Gheorghiu also took the time to note that the Metropolitan Opera, which has struggled publicly with ticket sales, was sold out thanks to her. She said, “To know that the Met was finally sold-out again for my two performances and that I cannot perform with you breaks my heart. You are everything to me and I hope to see you very soon. Your Angela.

The post comes after Gheorghiu was forced to cancel two performances of Pucini’s “Tosca” at the Met due to COVID-19. The shows would have marked her return to the house after an absence of eight years.

The highly anticipated return was marked by a big marketing push that included an article in the New York Times in which the soprano expressed her desire to return for more productions. However, General Manager Peter Gelb did not commit to any more performances.

 

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