Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian: [anˈdÍ¡Ê'ela É¡e̯orˈɡi.u] (listen);
née Burlacu; born 7 September 1965) is a Romanian soprano.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.Angela Burlacu was
born in Adjud, Romania, to a seamstress mother and train driver
father. Along with her sister Elena, she sang opera music from an
early age. At age 14, she 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 graduation exam 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 Singing
Competition.
née Burlacu; born 7 September 1965) is a Romanian soprano.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.Angela Burlacu was
born in Adjud, Romania, to a seamstress mother and train driver
father. Along with her sister Elena, she sang opera music from an
early age. At age 14, she 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 graduation exam 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 Singing
Competition.
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