Stella Roman
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Romanian opera singer, the owner of a warm lyrical soprano, who made a successful international career and was especially popular in Italy (Italy) and the United States (United States), where Roman performed many major roles.
Elena Murzina
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The real name of the singer is Florica Viorica Alma Stela Blasu (Florica Viorica Alma Stela Blasu), she was born on August 23, 1904 in Kolozsvar, which was then part of Austria-Hungary (Austria-Hungary). Today it is the city of Cluj-Napoca in Romania. She grew up in a musical family and studied singing for at least eight years before her debut concert took place, first in Cluj, then in Bucharest. After that, she received a scholarship to continue her studies in Italy under the guidance of the great interpreter of the works of verist composers Giuseppina Baldassare-Tedeschi. However, later Stella said that her teacher's style did not really suit her.
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Stella's next teacher was the famous Romanian soprano singer Hariclea Darclée, for whose voice many composers of that time wrote operas, including Giacomo Puccini, who created the immortal Tosca for her. About Darkle, her grateful student wrote that Harikleya taught her to appreciate every word and phrase.
According to the singer herself, her professional opera debut took place in 1934 in Bologna (Bologna) with the role of Madeleine (Maddalena) in 'Andre Chenier' (Andrea Chénier), although other sources mention a performance in Piacenza (Piacenza) in 1932. She sang Tosca at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, which was the beginning of a long partnership with tenor Giacomo Lauri-Volpi.
In 1937, the Italian conductor Tullio Serafin offered Stella Roman a three-year contract with the Rome Opera House, and soon she made her debut on the stage of the Rome Opera as Aida.
In 1941, Roman, also in the role of Aida, first appeared on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in New York (New York) and continued to perform there throughout the 40s, one after another performing the largest female roles of the Italian repertoire - in Il trovatore, 'Otello' (Otello), 'Masquerade Ball' (Un ballo in maschera), 'Rural Honor' (Cavalleria rusticana), 'Gioconda' (La Gioconda), 'Tosca' and other Italian operas. However, Roman often had to share these roles at the Metropolitan Opera with the Croatian dramatic soprano Zinka Milanov. Stella Roman left the Metropolitan Opera in 1951, after the arrival of Rudolph Bing as general manager.
Roman had a special relationship with the composer Richard Strauss, who chose her for the role of Empress in the Italian premiere of "Women without a Shadow" (Die Frau ohne Schatten), held at La Scala in 1940. Later, in 1948, she came to Strauss in Pontresina to learn with him the 'Four Last Songs' (Four Last Songs) and the role of the Marshal (Marschallin) in the 'Cavalier of the Rose' (Der Rosenkavalier). It was the role of the Marshal that ended her career at the Neapolitan San Carlo Theater.
Roman retired from the stage in 1953, when she married for the second time; her opera career lasted 19 years. After retiring, Stella Roman took up painting, and her works were exhibited more than once. She died on February 12, 1992 in New York, at the age of 87.
While working at the Metropolitan Opera, several performances of Stella Roman were recorded, reissued in our time on CD. Among them - dated February 1942 recording as Amelia (Amelia) in 'Masquerade Ball'; recording as Leonora (Leonora) in 'The Power of Fate' (La forza del destino), made in January 1943; Desdemona (Desdemona) in 'Othello', made in 1946. In addition, there is a recording of various opera arias accompanied by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (Los Angeles Philharmonic).
Stella Roman
Singer
Romanian opera singer, the owner of a warm lyrical soprano, who made a successful international career and was especially popular in Italy (Italy) and the United States (United States), where Roman performed many major roles.
Elena Murzina
Article Message Subscribe
The real name of the singer is Florica Viorica Alma Stela Blasu (Florica Viorica Alma Stela Blasu), she was born on August 23, 1904 in Kolozsvar, which was then part of Austria-Hungary (Austria-Hungary). Today it is the city of Cluj-Napoca in Romania. She grew up in a musical family and studied singing for at least eight years before her debut concert took place, first in Cluj, then in Bucharest. After that, she received a scholarship to continue her studies in Italy under the guidance of the great interpreter of the works of verist composers Giuseppina Baldassare-Tedeschi. However, later Stella said that her teacher's style did not really suit her.
Stella Roman photography
Stella Roman photography
Stella's next teacher was the famous Romanian soprano singer Hariclea Darclée, for whose voice many composers of that time wrote operas, including Giacomo Puccini, who created the immortal Tosca for her. About Darkle, her grateful student wrote that Harikleya taught her to appreciate every word and phrase.
According to the singer herself, her professional opera debut took place in 1934 in Bologna (Bologna) with the role of Madeleine (Maddalena) in 'Andre Chenier' (Andrea Chénier), although other sources mention a performance in Piacenza (Piacenza) in 1932. She sang Tosca at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, which was the beginning of a long partnership with tenor Giacomo Lauri-Volpi.
In 1937, the Italian conductor Tullio Serafin offered Stella Roman a three-year contract with the Rome Opera House, and soon she made her debut on the stage of the Rome Opera as Aida.
In 1941, Roman, also in the role of Aida, first appeared on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in New York (New York) and continued to perform there throughout the 40s, one after another performing the largest female roles of the Italian repertoire - in Il trovatore, 'Otello' (Otello), 'Masquerade Ball' (Un ballo in maschera), 'Rural Honor' (Cavalleria rusticana), 'Gioconda' (La Gioconda), 'Tosca' and other Italian operas. However, Roman often had to share these roles at the Metropolitan Opera with the Croatian dramatic soprano Zinka Milanov. Stella Roman left the Metropolitan Opera in 1951, after the arrival of Rudolph Bing as general manager.
Roman had a special relationship with the composer Richard Strauss, who chose her for the role of Empress in the Italian premiere of "Women without a Shadow" (Die Frau ohne Schatten), held at La Scala in 1940. Later, in 1948, she came to Strauss in Pontresina to learn with him the 'Four Last Songs' (Four Last Songs) and the role of the Marshal (Marschallin) in the 'Cavalier of the Rose' (Der Rosenkavalier). It was the role of the Marshal that ended her career at the Neapolitan San Carlo Theater.
Roman retired from the stage in 1953, when she married for the second time; her opera career lasted 19 years. After retiring, Stella Roman took up painting, and her works were exhibited more than once. She died on February 12, 1992 in New York, at the age of 87.
While working at the Metropolitan Opera, several performances of Stella Roman were recorded, reissued in our time on CD. Among them - dated February 1942 recording as Amelia (Amelia) in 'Masquerade Ball'; recording as Leonora (Leonora) in 'The Power of Fate' (La forza del destino), made in January 1943; Desdemona (Desdemona) in 'Othello', made in 1946. In addition, there is a recording of various opera arias accompanied by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (Los Angeles Philharmonic).
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