Interview with soprano Nelly Miricioiu

Описание: Annett Andriesen, general manager of the International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch, is interviewing soprano Nelly Miricioiu.


Romanian-British soprano Nelly Miricioiu, grand prize winner of the IVC in 1979, won especial fame thanks to her many performances as part of the Saturday Matinee at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
From 1984 onwards she has sung the title roles of Tancredi, Armida, Semiramide, Anna Bolena, Lucrezia Borgia and Maria Stuarda. She has also performed these roles in Brussels, Vienna, Geneva and Washington as well as in the Salzburg Festival. Her repertoire also includes the title roles of Marie Victoire, Fedora, Adriana Lecouvreur in La Scala and Francesca da Rimini. Her further performances in the Saturday Matinee have included the roles of Iris in Mascagni’s eponymous opera, Imogene in Bellini’s Il pirata and Hélène in Jérusalem.
Nelly Miricioiu has recorded Puccini’s Tosca, Rosamunde d’Inghilterra, Roberto Devereux and Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana.
On multiple occasions Nelly Miricioiu has been a member of the IVC jury. She gave various IVC masterclasses and coaching session, also during the Belcanto Summer School in 2011.
www.nellymiricioiu.com