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Angela Gheorghiu: perfection and refinement

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[ Article date: 2014-11-21 ]
[ From city Graz ]
[ Country Austria ]
[ News from Kleinezeitung.at ]

Opera diva Angela Gheorghiu thrilles in her first concert in Graz: five encores and standing ovations in Stephanie Hall. The Romanian Primadonna celebrates a triumphant debut at the Musikverein in Graz
The most touching moment took place just before the triumphant finale, featured as a duet, "Granada" by Agustï¿½n Lara. Renouncing on the orchestral accompaniment, Angela Gheorghiu sang a cappella, as the fourth encore of the evening, the first song she had learned as a child, Johannes Brahms` Lullaby (ï¿½Guten Abend, gut` Nachtï¿½) : perfectly smooth, quietly and almost without any accent.

The uncommonly remarkable, superabundant piano is still one of the strongest trump cards of the Primadonna, whose voice has no signs of wear even after a quarter-century of a world career. Because the Romanian Diva selects her roles very carefully and administrates her voice masterfully, her unique timbre has lost none of its precious wealth of sound.

Although she has every sound she sings technically under control, each forte attack sounds completely unforced and offers great radiance. She fascinates by the sophistication and refinement of her phrasing, dynamics and colors, her performance never seems contrived or cold. Angela Gheorghiu sinks not in the beauty of her very capable voice modulation, but conveys with great and profound feelings, designes clearly outlined character portraits. Delicate girlishness (as Lauretta in Puccini`s "Gianni Schicchi") is just as much at her command as youthful fire (as Mimi in Puccini`s "La Bohï¿½me"), heartfelt piety (as Desdemona in Verdi`s "Otello"), conscious, but driven suffering (as Liu in Puccini`s "Turandot") or passionate drama (as the title heroine of Catalani`s" La Wally ")."

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