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Angela Gheorghiu (; born 7 September 1965) is a Romanian soprano.〔John Warrack and Ewan West, 'Gheorghiu, Angela', ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera'', Oxford University Press, 1996; Nicolas Slonimsky and Laura Diane Kuhn, ''Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians'', Gale Group, 2001, p. 1264; David M. Cummings, ("Gheorghiu, Angela" ), ''International Who's Who in Classical Music'', Routledge, 2003, p. 274〕 Since her professional debut in 1990, she has performed in leading roles of several operas at New York's Metropolitan Opera, London's Royal Opera House, the Vienna State Opera, Milan's La Scala, and many other opera houses in Europe and the United States. She has a substantial discography primarily with EMI Classics and Decca and is especially known for her performances in the operas of Puccini. == Biography == Gheorghiu was born in 1965 in Adjud, Romania. Along with her sister Elena Dan, she sang opera music from an early age.〔(Roberto Alagna – People Magazine 21 June 1999 )〕 At age 14, Gheorghiu began to study singing at the National University of Music Bucharest, primarily under Mia Barbu. Her graduation in 1990 followed the overthrow of Nicolae Ceaușescu the previous year, enabling her to seek an international career immediately. Her professional opera debut took place at the Cluj-Napoca Romanian National Opera as Mimì in ''La bohème'' in 1990, the same year she won third prize in the Belvedere International Competition.〔(Belvedere-Competition: Winners )〕 Gheorghiu made her international debut in 1992 at the Royal Opera House as Zerlina in ''Don Giovanni''.〔(Biography on Official website (2004) )〕 She debuted at the Vienna State Opera as Adina in ''L'elisir d'amore'' and at the Metropolitan Opera as Mimì in ''La bohème''.〔(Biography of Angela Gheorghiu – The Metropolitan Opera )〕 In 1994, she was auditioned by the conductor Sir Georg Solti for a new production of ''La traviata'' at the Royal Opera House. Her debut as Violetta led her to international stardom. Gheorghiu has concentrated her repertoire on several different roles: Violetta, Mimì, Magda, Adina, and Juliette. In 2003, she debuted as Nedda in ''Pagliacci'' and as Marguerite in ''Faust''. A soprano with a large range and a dark coloured voice,〔Crory, Neil (2005) "Recommended CD Recordings: Puccini: Angela Gheorghiu" Opera Canada 46(2): p.47〕 Gheorghiu is also able to sing ''spinto'' roles. She has recorded ''Tosca'' (also made into a film in 2001, directed by the French director Benoît Jacquot) and Leonora in ''Il trovatore'' for EMI and sang in her first Tosca at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 2006. Her performance was an overall success, although because the famous Zeffirelli production of 1964 was replaced by a new production (which premiered with her), there was comparison between the Toscas of Gheorghiu and Maria Callas, for whom the Zeffirelli production was designed. Gheorghiu took part in many concerts, singing alone or together with her colleagues. Among the most important ones, the reopening of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden (1999) and Teatro Malibran in Venice (2001) and at the opening the new Opera House in Valencia, in the presence of the Queen Sofia of Spain (2005). She sang at the "Prom at the Palace" (2002), the event that marked the Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, a concert that is available on DVD. She also sung at the Queen Beatrix's Jubilee Gala in Amsterdam (2005), at the New Year's Eve Concert at Palais Garnier in Paris (2006), at the "Met Summer Concert" in Prospect Park, New York (2008) or at the Memorial Concert for Luciano Pavarotti in Petra (2008). In 2009, Gheorghiu was invited to honor Grace Bumbry during the 32nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors, in Washington, DC. She performed "Vissi d'arte" from Puccini's ''Tosca'' in the presence of Barack Obama, the president of the United States.〔Torrance, Kelly Jane (Kennedy Center honorees reflect America's diversity ), ''The Washington Times'', December 7, 2009〕 In December 2000, Gheorghiu performed the title role in the film ''Tosca'', directed by Benoit Jacquot, together with Roberto Alagna and Ruggero Raimondi. One year later, in 2002, Gheorghiu interpreted Juliette in the movie ''Roméo et Juliette'', alongside Roberto Alagna and Tito Beltrán, also released on DVD. In November 2010, Gheorghiu made her debut in Cilea's ''Adriana Lecouvreur'', a new production of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. ''The Observer'' wrote, "It's hard to imagine anyone bettering Angela Gheorghiu in this part. Her voice, feather-light and creamy yet with a core of steel, matches the liquid way she moves on stage. She's a natural actress and made the improbable death scene heartbreakingly believable and her signature aria 'Poveri fiori' simply unforgettable."〔Pritchard, Stephen (The Observer ), London, November 21, 2010〕 ''The Telegraph'' wrote, "''Adriana'' is known as a nice, easy sing for ageing or challenged prima donnas (no difficult top notes, and a tame orchestra), so Gheorghiu, in her vocal prime, should have found it a doddle. But her first aria was bumpy and nervous, and she fudged the end of the second. Elsewhere, in duet and declamation, she often sang exquisitely."〔Christiansen, Rupert (''The Daily Telegraph'' ), London, 19 November 2010〕 In July 2011, Gheorghiu sang the title role in ''Tosca'' at the Royal Opera House conducted by Antonio Pappano, and the following September returned there for the revival of ''Faust'', which was broadcast live in cinemas all over the world. In April 2012, she appeared for the first time at the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, in a concert of duets with Roberto Alagna.〔(Article in Bucharest Herald ), 9 April 2012.〕 In June 2012, Gheorghiu celebrated 20 years since her debut on the stage of the Royal Opera House, London, by performing in ''La bohème'' with Roberto Alagna. In July 2012, she held her first master class at the Georg Solti Accademia in Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy. In November 2012 she returned to San Francisco Opera to perform in Puccini's ''Tosca''. In an interview〔http://kurier.at/kultur/buehne/angela-gheorghiu-warum-muss-sie-sterben/51.519.938〕 to Kurier from February 2014, Gheorghiu expressed interest in performing the role of Norma and in recording the role of Desdemona (Otello). Her most recent role debut was as Charlotte in Massenet's ''Werther'' in March 2015 at the Vienna State Opera, to great critical acclaim.〔http://bachtrack.com/kritik-werther-gheorghiu-terzier-chaslin-wien-staatsoper-maerz-2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Angela Gheorghiu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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