Romanian soprano, b. 1952 Official biography: The
Romanian-born soprano NELLY MIRICIOIU is one of the most versatile
artists of our day. Her repertoire extends from the title roles in
Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda, Anna Bolena, Roberto Devereux, to Puccini’s
Tosca and Verdi’s La Traviata. In 1982 she made her Covent Garden début
as Nedda in I Pagliacci opposite John Vickers, Piero Cappuccili and
Thomas Allen. In 1983 she made a triumphant La Scala début as Lucia di
Lammermoor and since that time has been heard in all major opera houses
of the world. She has worked with some of the most prestigious
conductors and directors (in leading roles that include Tosca with José
Carreras, José Cura, Neil Shicoff), Mimì (with Plácido Domingo) and
also Violetta in “La Traviata” (with Franco Bonisolli, Roberto Alagna,
Renato Bruson, Alfredo Kraus) and opposite many other leading artists
of the day. It was in Verdi’s “La Traviata” that she became renowned
for her interpretation of the role of Violetta Valéry. In 1986 she
began a famous series of Vara Matinée Concerts at the Amsterdam
Concertgebouw and over the next ten years continued to extend her
repertoire to include the great belcanto heroines. In these roles she
could advance her own unique artistry in the way for which she has
today become so highly acclaimed. Her Armenaide in “Tancredi” at the
1992 Salzburg festival was greatly admired and she continues to sing
other Rossinian roles such as Armida, Semiramide and Ermione to similar
acclaim. In
1997 she debued the roles of Elizabeth in Verdi's “Don Carlos” and the
title role in “Luisa Miller” and also for the first time the role of
Silvana in Respighi’s “La Fiamma” (Rome Opera’s critically acclaimed
opening to the 1998 season, produced by Hugo de Ana and conducted by
Gianluigi Gelmetti) for which she was highly praised. Other highlights
included three débuts, as Cio Cio San in Puccini's “Madame Butterfl”
for Hamburg State Opera, Giordano's “Fedora” for Teatro Cólon Buenos
Aires, and the title role in Rossini's “Semiramide” for the Geneva
Opera (also in a concert version at London's Queen Elizabeth
Hall), Musetta/Mimi in “La Boheme” (L.Cavallo/Puccini) in a concert
performance at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. In 1999 she again returned
to the Amsterdam Concertgebouw for Bellini's “Norma” which was later
repeated in Eindhoven and also recently she debuted the same role
onstage at the Teatro dell' Opera di Roma and in Athens. Most recently
she has performed Tosca for the Cologne Opera, Bayerische
Staatsoper-Munich, the Puccini Festival in Valencia, and the
Netherlands Opera. In December 1999 she also debued the role of Elvira
in Verdi's “Ernani” in the Vara concert series at the Amsterdam
Concertgebouw.
The 2000/2001 seasons include Norma in a concert version at the ROH
Covent Garden, début roles as Adriana in Cilea's “Adriana Lecouvreur”
at La Scala and Isabella in Meyerbeer's “Robert le Diable” for Deutsche
Staatsoper, Tosca at Orange, ROH Covent Garden, La Monnaie and Geneve
Opera, Norma at the Teatro Dell' Opera Di Roma and the Greek National
Opera, Zandonai's Francesca da Rimini in Amsterdam. In 2001/2002
seasons she will perform the role of Elena in Verdi's “Vespri
Siciliani” and Puccini's “Tosca” at the Vienna Staatsoper and at the
Opéra Bastille. As Norma in Rome, 1999
Recordings: (selection) |
Donizetti - Maria de Rudenz (Ford, MacFarland, Nathan) |
Opera rara |
Donizetti - Rosmonda d´Inghilterra (Parry/Fleming, Ford) |
Opera rara |
Mercadante - Orazi e Curiazi (Parry/Michaels-Moore, Miles) |
Opera rara |
Pacini - Maria d´Inghilterra (Parry/Ford, Miles, Plazas) |
Opera rara |
Respighi - La Fiamma (Gelmetti 1997/Pittman-Jennings, Romanko) |
Agorà |
Rossini - Ricciardo e Zoraide (Parry/Matteuzzi, Ford, Jones, Miles) |
Opera rara |
Live at the Concertgebouw |
Vanguard |
Puccini - Tosca (Rahbari/Lamberti, Carroli) |
Naxos |
Prinsengracht Concert (1996/with Luca Canonici) |
Vanguard |
Nelly Miricioiu (live 1986) |
Etcetera |
Donizetti Scenes & Overtures |
Opera rara |
Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana (in English/Parry/O´Neil, Montague) |
Opera rara |
Mercadante - Les Soirées Italiennes Harper/Kenny, Matteuzi, Ford, Miles, Magee) |
Opera rara |
As Silvana in Respighi’s “La Fiamma” (Rome 1997) Evocare!...La mia madre poteva with Gabriel Sadè (Gianluigi Gelmetti)
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