Elena (Burlacu) Dan (or Nina, 1967-1996) was a Romanian opera singer. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania
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Biography
The younger sister, and only sibling, of Angela Gheorghiu, Elena Dan was born in 1967 in Adjud, Romania. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Angela Gheorghiu (gjor'giu (born Angela Burlacu) (born September 7, Adjud is a city in Vrancea county Romania, with a population of 17677 She joined Angela at the music boarding school in Bucharest and also graduated from the Bucharest Music Academy. Bucharest ( Romanian: Bucureşti) is the Capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. She made her international debut in Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore at Opera National De Lyon in 1996. Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. L'elisir d'amore ( The Elixir of Love) is a Melodramma giocoso in two acts by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Opéra National de Lyon is an opera company in Lyon, France which performs in the Nouvel Opéra, a modernized version in 1993 of the original The opera was filmed and recorded and is still available on DVD and CD.
Angela and Elena were, as Angela puts it 'inseparable, like twins'[1]. In 1994, Angela Gheorgiu described Elena as follows: 'she is more beautiful than I and sings even better!'[2]. Angela dedicated her 'Mysterium' recording to her sister. [3]
Elena Dan died in 1996 in an accident. [4] Angela Gheorghiu commented, 'she was more than a sister to me. . . She was only a year younger. We were inseparable almost like twins, although she was blonde and green-eyed. She was another me. But, of course, it's worse for my mother. She is really very badly hit. '[5]
Recordings
- Donizetti - L'Elisir d'Amore (Alagna, Gheorghiu, Scaltriti, Alaimo, Dan / Pido, Lyon Opera (CD - complete recording) (Decca, 1997)
- Donizetti - L'Elisir d'Amore (Alagna, Gheorghiu, Scaltriti, Alaimo, Dan / Pido, Lyon Opera (DVD ) (Decca, 1997)
- Donizetti - L'Elisir d'Amore (Alagna, Gheorghiu, Scaltriti, Alaimo, Dan / Pido, Lyon Opera (DVD Special Edition with Highlights CD) (Decca, 2002)
References
- ^ Matheopoulos, H. , 'Diva: the New Generation' (Northeastern University Press, 1998), p. 75
- ^ Matheopoulos, H. , 'Diva: the New Generation' (Northeastern University Press, 1998), p. 88
- ^ Angela Gheorghiu Fans
- ^ Matheopoulos, H. , 'Diva: the New Generation' (Northeastern University Press, 1998), p. 88
- ^ Matheopoulos, H. , 'Diva: the New Generation' (Northeastern University Press, 1998), p. 88
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