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Nelly Miricioiu is rapidly establishing herself as one of
the finest exponents of the lyric coloratura soprano repertoire in the
world today. Max Loppert of the Financial Times wrote recently of the voice
that it is: ”quick in attack and projected with exceptional freedom over
a wide range (the top easy and brilliant, carries a special thrill) the
fast vibrato, which forms an essential part of the attractions, can be
modified with considerable technical skills. It is a voice that commands
a palette of dramatic, emotional colours simply unknown to most of today’s
pallid tweeters”.
Nelly Miricioiu, who is Rumanian, came to Great Britain in
1981 to sing the role of Violetta in Verdi’s ”La Traviata” in a new production
for Scottish Opera. She has since made this great role very much her own
with much admired performances in the Opera Houses of Paris, Hamburg, San
Francisco, Frankfurt, Sydney and for the English National Opera at the
London Coliseum.
Miss Miricioiu’s Royal Qpera House Covent Garden debut was
in 1982 as Nedda in ”Pagliacci” opposite John Vickers. She retumed to Covent
Garden in 1985 as Musetta in ”La Boheme” and in 1986 will sing Marguerite
in ”Faust” and Antonia in ”The Tales of Hoffmann”.
Operatic roles elsewhere have included: all the soprano roles
in ”The Tales of Hoffmann” (Paris Opera); Manon Lescaut (Scottish Opera,
Frankfurt Opera, Philadelphia Opera, Monte Carlo); Mimi (Frankfurt Opera);
Lucia di Lammermoor (Teatro alla Scala, Milan and Modena, opposite Bergonzi);
Tosca (Scottish Opera and Frankfurt Opera); Thais and Margherita in Boito’s
”Nefistofele” (Amsterdam Concertgebouw). She retumed to the Australian
Opera with Manon Lescaut and the San Francisco Opera House with Mimi and
Violetta. She will also make her debut at the Maggio Musicale, Florence,
with Manon Lescaut and at the Rome Opera House with Mimi, both in 1986.
In 1985 Miss Miricioiu gave her first recitals in London
and Toronto. A critic said of her concert in Toronto: ”This music was not
just performed, but deeply felt and experienced, and Nelly Miricioiu was
the instrument that transformed a concert into an extraordinary occasion”.
This Wigmore Hall Recital which took place 20 June 1985, reflects Nelly
Miricioiu’s exciting personality and presents some infrequently-heard repertoire.
David Harper came to London from New Zealand in 1967 to further
his studies at the Royal College of Music, having already gained considerable
attention as a solo pianist. A growing interest in the voice and the vocal
repertoire led to a position on the music staff at the English National
Opera in 1972. In 1976 he resigned in order to concentrate on a free-lance
career as an accompanist and vocal coach.
In addition to training and coaching many leading singers
from Britain and abroad in his London-based studio, his work includes vocal
workshops and interpretation courses in Sweden, Holland, Australasia, and
the British Isles. He has broadcast and performed with many singers, and
as harpsichordist with the Drottingholm Baroque Ensemble in the Far East,
Australasia, the G.SA. and throughout Europe. David
Harper and Nelly Miricioiu have worked together since 1981.
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Nelly Miricioiu
David Harper - Piano
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Nelly Miricioiu
David Harper - Piano
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