Angela Gheorghiu is doubling down on the incident in Korea in a recent interview with People Person in Bucharest. The Romanian diva was asked about the incident where she interrupted her colleague’s encore shouting “Excuse me. It’s a performance. It’s not a recital. Respect me” during the performance. She said that she has always respected the flow of an opera {…}
The Sejong Center insists that there was no “formal agreement” on encores during the performance of “Tosca” that soprano Angela Gheorghiu interrupted. The famed soprano stopped a performance of “Tosca” on Sunday during an encore of “E lucevan le stelle,” demanding “respect.” She was promptly booed at the curtain call and then issued a statement claiming that an agreement had {…}
Angela Gheorghiu’s management Intermusica has released a statement regarding the incident at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul on Sept. 8, 2024. In a statement the management team said, “Ms. Gheorghiu deeply regrets the circumstances which led to the incident at Sejong Arts Center on Sunday. It was agreed and confirmed with the conductor and the production {…}
Soprano Angela Gheorghiu interrupted the third Act of a performance of “Tosca” on Sunday at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul. Per a report from the Korean Times, the soprano was upset that Korean tenor Alfred Kim was asked to give an encore of “E lucevan le stelle.” The soprano walked onstage and did the utmost to {…}
A new festival, “Masters of Classic,” will celebrate its first year in Bucharest, Romania with a star-studded lineup. The festival will occur between Sept. 1 and 15, 2024 at the Sala Palatului and the National Opera House in Bucharest. For this article, vocal performances will be emphasized. The season opens with Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov performing in concert. Performance {…}
“A te, Puccini.” – The title to Angela Gheorghiu’s latest release has all the ring of a bitter-sweet tribute, a melancholy love declaration right in time for the centenary of the composer’s death in 1924. The program is not your usual Puccini; instead, it is a compilation of 17 songs, including one world-premiere (“Melanconia!”), written mostly for informal purposes like {…}
Having recently become a Knight and awarded the prestigious, “Ordre des Arts et des Lettres,” baritenor Michael Spyres has quickly arisen as one of modern opera’s central luminaries, sensuously consonant with others like the ineffable Sondra Radvanovsky, the Puccini grande dame Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Susan Graham, Mikhail Kruglov, Allan Clayton, Elīna Garanča, and Javier Camarena to name only a {…}
Angela Gheorghiu has revealed roles that she would like to sing in the future. In a recent interview with Reader’s Digest, the soprano said that she still wants to perform “Fedora” and “Manon Lescaut” in the near future. She said, “It would probably be Puccini’s ‘Manon Lescaut’ or Giordano’s ‘Fedora,’ which I only recorded. I searched for different opportunities, but there {…}
Angela Gheorghiu has announced a new album for Signum Classics. The soprano took to social media and said, ” I am thrilled to present my new recital album, ‘A te, Puccini,’ to be released by @signumrecords on January 26th. It is my personal tribute to Giacomo Puccini on the 100th anniversary of his death. Accompanied on the piano by Vincenzo {…}
Angela Gheorghiu has joined Intermusica for Worldwide General Management. The company said, “We are thrilled to announce that legendary soprano Angela Gheorghiu has joined Intermusica for worldwide general management.” She will be managed by Nathan Morrison, Associate Director, Vocal & Opera. Gheorghiu is one of the most famous sopranos of her generation having performed at every major opera house in {…}
Following an investigation by the researcher, Emilian Tilibașa, accredited by the National Council for the Study of Security Archives (CNSAS), documents have been unearthed that show that Angela Gheorghiu was an informant of Romania’s Securitate. A report by Romania’s Libertatea showed that “Angela Gheorghiu was recruited in 1987.” However, the document in addition to the commitment only contains an informative note {…}