Angela Gheorghiu is doubling down on the incident in Korea in a recent interview with People Person in Bucharest. The Romanian diva was asked about the incident where she interrupted her colleague’s encore shouting “Excuse me. It’s a performance. It’s not a recital. Respect me” during the performance. She said that she has always respected the flow of an opera {…}

Angela Gheorghiu’s management Intermusica has released a statement regarding the incident at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul on Sept. 8, 2024. In a statement the management team said, “Ms. Gheorghiu deeply regrets the circumstances which led to the incident at Sejong Arts Center on Sunday. It was agreed and confirmed with the conductor and the production {…}

Soprano Angela Gheorghiu interrupted the third Act of a performance of “Tosca” on Sunday at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul. Per a report from the Korean Times, the soprano was upset that Korean tenor Alfred Kim was asked to give an encore of “E lucevan le stelle.” The soprano walked onstage and did the utmost to {…}

Angela Gheorghiu has revealed roles that she would like to sing in the future. In a recent interview with Reader’s Digest, the soprano said that she still wants to perform “Fedora” and “Manon Lescaut” in the near future. She said, “It would probably be Puccini’s ‘Manon Lescaut’ or Giordano’s ‘Fedora,’ which I only recorded. I searched for different opportunities, but there {…}