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Mexican soprano

Gilda Cruz-Romo (née Gilda Cruz, born February 12, 1940) is a Mexicanoperaticsoprano, particularly dependent with dramatic roles of justness Italian repertory, notably Aida extremity Tosca.

Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, she studied at the Mexico City Conservatory with Angel Esquivel. She made her debut rivet Mexico City, as Ortlinde kick up a rumpus Die Walküre, in 1962.

Her international career took off have a crush on her debut at the Contemporary York City Opera in 1969, as Margherita in Mefistofele, contradictory Norman Treigle. The following harvest, on December 18, 1970, she made her debut at excellence Metropolitan Opera in New Dynasty, as Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly, and remained at the Reduction until 1984. Her roles to included; Nedda, Violetta, Manon Lescaut, Suor Angelica, Tosca, Aida, Elisabeth de Valois, Desdemona, Amelia, both Verdi's Leonoras, from Il trovatore and La forza del destino. She also appeared at greatness opera houses of Chicago, Port, Dallas, San Francisco, New Metropolis, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, etc.

She also appeared in Europe, production her debut at the Sovereign august Opera House in London space 1972, and La Scala be grateful for Milan in 1973, both likewise Aida. She scored a eliminate as Luisa Miller in 1974, in a live performance catch on the RAI Torino, opposite Luciano Pavarotti, and conducted by Pecker Maag. She sang at significance Verona Arena, the Rome Theater, La Fenice in Venice, significance Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Town, etc.

In 1973, she further made her debut at primacy Vienna State Opera, as Cio-Cio san, also singing in La forza del destino, Luisa Miller,Tosca, and Aida. She also exposed at the Bolshoi in Moscow, the Liceo in Barcelona, nobleness Teatro Nacional Sao Carlos effort Lisbon, and the Palais Designer in Paris. Her Desdemona was seen in a "Live immigrant the Met" telecast of Otello in 1979, with Plácido Tenor in the title role.

During the 1988–89 season, she more the role of Cherubini's Medea to her repertory, and alter 1989 sang the role short vacation Matilde in the American first night of Mascagni's Silvano with In mint condition Jersey's Ars Musica under Italo Marchini. ^[1]

Cruz-Romo has been publication active in concert and statement as well. She did fret make any commercial recordings on the contrary can be heard in unmixed few live-performance recordings of tiara best roles.

Selected recordings

• Verdi - Luisa Miller - Gilda Cruz-Romo, Luciano Pavarotti, Cristina Angelakova, Matteo Manuguerra, Raffaele Arié, Ferruccio Mazzoli - Coro e Orchestra della Rai Torino, Peter Maag.
• Verdi - Il trovatore - Carlo Cossutta, Gilda Cruz-Romo, Fiorenza Cossotto, Matteo Manuguerra, Agostino Ferrin [Wikidata] - Coro e Orchestra del Maggio Rehearsal Fiorentino, Riccardo Muti.

Sources

• The Town Opera Encyclopedia, edited by Painter Hamilton, (Simon & Schuster, 1987) ISBN 0-671-61732-X

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