Ruxandra Donose
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Ruxandra Donose is a Romania
n opera
tic mezzo-soprano
.
Donose studied singing and piano at the Conservatorul Ciprian Porumbescu in Bucharest
.
She won in 1990 the second prize at the ARD contest in Munich
. After this, she had her first engagement abroad, in Basel
. In 1992 she became a member of the Vienna State Opera
. From there, she developed a fast-paced international career, as an opera singer (Covent Garden
, Opéra Bastille
, Metropolitan Opera
, Salzburg Festival
etc.) and also as an interpreter for Lied
and oratorio
.
Donose is considered a distinguished bel canto
singer, but also one of the leading interpreters of the French and the Mozartian mezzo-soprano repertoire. Her voice is marked by a dark, warm tone, extreme mobility and light, shining heights.
About her live recording with Rossini's La Cenerentola, in the title role, at Glyndebourne festival 2005, Barry Brenesal notes:
"However, I will single out only Ruxandra Donose for praise. Hers is a dusky mezzo, even in coloration, volume, and support across the registers. The voice is able to handle exacting coloratura without any aspiration or evidence of strain. Her forthright, focused attack in her final aria ("Non più mesta") brought memories of Marilyn Horne
in the 1970s; and like Horne, Donose builds her part from the text, not by working around it." (from Fanfare Magazine)
Donose lives with her husband and two children in Vienna
.
She is currently working on her doctorate thesis.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
tic mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano
A mezzo-soprano is a type of classical female singing voice whose range lies between the soprano and the contralto singing voices, usually extending from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above...
.
Donose studied singing and piano at the Conservatorul Ciprian Porumbescu in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
.
She won in 1990 the second prize at the ARD contest in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. After this, she had her first engagement abroad, in Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
. In 1992 she became a member of the Vienna State Opera
Vienna State Opera
The Vienna State Opera is an opera house – and opera company – with a history dating back to the mid-19th century. It is located in the centre of Vienna, Austria. It was originally called the Vienna Court Opera . In 1920, with the replacement of the Habsburg Monarchy by the First Austrian...
. From there, she developed a fast-paced international career, as an opera singer (Covent Garden
Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The...
, Opéra Bastille
Opéra Bastille
L'Opéra Bastille ' is a modern opera house in Paris, France. It is the home base of the Opéra national de Paris and was designed to replace the Palais Garnier, which is nowadays mainly used for ballet performances....
, Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880, the company gave its first performance on October 22, 1883. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager...
, Salzburg Festival
Salzburg Festival
The Salzburg Festival is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer within the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...
etc.) and also as an interpreter for Lied
Lied
is a German word literally meaning "song", usually used to describe romantic songs setting German poems of reasonably high literary aspirations, especially during the nineteenth century, beginning with Carl Loewe, Heinrich Marschner, and Franz Schubert and culminating with Hugo Wolf...
and oratorio
Oratorio
An oratorio is a large musical composition including an orchestra, a choir, and soloists. Like an opera, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias...
.
Donose is considered a distinguished bel canto
Bel canto
Bel canto , along with a number of similar constructions , is an Italian opera term...
singer, but also one of the leading interpreters of the French and the Mozartian mezzo-soprano repertoire. Her voice is marked by a dark, warm tone, extreme mobility and light, shining heights.
About her live recording with Rossini's La Cenerentola, in the title role, at Glyndebourne festival 2005, Barry Brenesal notes:
"However, I will single out only Ruxandra Donose for praise. Hers is a dusky mezzo, even in coloration, volume, and support across the registers. The voice is able to handle exacting coloratura without any aspiration or evidence of strain. Her forthright, focused attack in her final aria ("Non più mesta") brought memories of Marilyn Horne
Marilyn Horne
Marilyn Horne is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer. She specialized in roles requiring a large sound, beauty of tone, excellent breath support, and the ability to execute difficult coloratura passages....
in the 1970s; and like Horne, Donose builds her part from the text, not by working around it." (from Fanfare Magazine)
Donose lives with her husband and two children in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
.
She is currently working on her doctorate thesis.