Angela Gheorghiu - Liza's aria

The queen of spades - Tchaikovsky
Bolshoi - Mosca, 28.10.2011

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[SavHub]

"The soloists themselves were a mixed bag, from Violeta Urmana’s enormous, ringing, but somewhat cold tones...to Natalie Dessay’s mannered and hyperactive rendition...The most beautiful singing of the evening came from Angela Gheorghiu in Lisa’s aria from “The Queen of Spades.” A glorious voice, warm and human and full of feeling, even if she was singing with a score (she was a last-minute addition)". Opera critic Marina Harrs in "The Faster Times".

[sebyopera]

I have to say this:Angela`s career is soon to reach 20 years on Covent Garden stage and elsewere,and over 25 if we include the singing in Ceausescu`s regime in Romania.It is so easy to throw with heavy words and to offense a world-class singer like her,apreciated by:Placido Domingo,Jose Carreras,Luciano Pavarotti,Virginia Zeani,Directors from all stages,In my opinion the aria was full of emotions and sensibility.

[silviutz28]

she is the greatest of all, I love her small imperfections !

[Pamp02]

nessuno è perfetto, ma proprio non riesco a comprendere questa moda di odiare la Gheorghiu anche quando fa cose oggettivamente buone...anzi MOLTO buone! Bhà...

[heula1]

Yikes, isn't it just generally poor form not to have your music memorized?

[Serinia4melodic]

@sebyopera hey... there are good singers in the world even if they are not internationally known. And the russian singing school is very good.

[sebyopera]

Don`t you see that there are almost all russian repertoire with few exceptions and russian singers for the new season...!!!Don`t you have some questionmarks???????????

[sebyopera]

And this Bolschoi thing,if it`s such a great stage....where are singers like:Dessay,Fleming,Diego Florez,Damrau,in their new production?....HA-HA-HA,i`ve calculated recently the cost of a ticket at the Bolshoi to an opera in February 2012....and resulted.... below 20 $...hahahahahah::::))))))))) This is a shame for such an important newly stage,look at Covent Garden....quality after quality and the price speeks for itself above 100pounds can reach 300pounds!!!

[sebyopera]

Are they all a bunch of crap and only Vishnevskaya is truly the greatest?!REMEMBER:one aria doesn`t destroy your career!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sebyopera]

@Desideria7:Sorry,as I recall,when Callas felt ill or she didn`t want to sing,they didn`t call Vishnevskaya,but ZEANI!!!!Is a huge difference,read Zeani`s ``Canta che ti passa book``,and there also are bit of fragments of Karajan`s praising her!!!

And what about Georg Solti..?when he affirmed that Gheorghiu can do ANYTHING!!! and walked out crying!!!!Are them all a bunch of no ones?And what about all the praising from Domingo,Gelb,Scoto,Tebaldi in the early years for A.G?

[Desideria7]

@sebyopera This remarque of Mme Zeani doesn't make her honor,it's more than stupid."Between me and Callas",ha-ha-ha.There is only one thing: if you CAN'T sing LIsa - DON'T DO IT and even DON'T TRY to do it and all the more on the great stage of the Bolshoi!With this performance Gheorgiu felt down in the eyes of the whole world, I'm really sorry for her because I really liked her until I've heard her singing Lisa. Ah, and please don't touch Vishnevskaya! She was a great singer,greater than Zeani!