After her 1994 performance of
La Traviata
at the
Royal Opera House
,
Covent Garden
introduced her to opera fans around the world.
Angela Gheorghiu
returned several years later for a more diverse program, encompassing the music of
Handel
Mozart
Puccini
, and
Bellini
, among others. Accompanied by the Orchestra of the
, under the baton of
Ion Marin
Gheorghiu
proves that her startling ascendance in opera circles was no fluke; she tackles tough material but carries it all off, highlighted by her performances of
Porgi, Amor
from
's
Le Nozze di Figaro
and
Un Bel Di, Vedremo
Madama Butterfly
. ~ John Bush