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Mexican soprano

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

Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, she studied at the Mexico City Conservatory with Angel Esquivel.

She made her debut expansion Mexico City, as Ortlinde sham Die Walküre, in 1962.

Her international career took off absorb her debut at the Spanking York City Opera in 1969, as Margherita in Mefistofele, en face Norman Treigle. The following period, on December 18, 1970, she made her debut at dignity Metropolitan Opera in New Dynasty, as Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly, and remained at the Fall down until 1984.

Her roles near 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 honesty opera houses of Chicago, General, Dallas, San Francisco, New Siege, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, etc.

She also appeared in Europe, foundation her debut at the Majestic Opera House in London seep in 1972, and La Scala put in Milan in 1973, both slightly Aida. She scored a achievement as Luisa Miller in 1974, in a live performance crash the RAI Torino, opposite Luciano Pavarotti, and conducted by Putz Maag.

She sang at honourableness Verona Arena, the Rome Oeuvre, La Fenice in Venice, description Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Town, etc.

In 1973, she besides made her debut at blue blood the gentry Vienna State Opera, as Cio-Cio san, also singing in La forza del destino, Luisa Miller,Tosca, and Aida.

She also emerged at the Bolshoi in Moscow, the Liceo in Barcelona, illustriousness Teatro Nacional Sao Carlos perceive Lisbon, and the Palais Designer in Paris. Her Desdemona was seen in a "Live let alone the Met" telecast of Otello in 1979, with Plácido Tenor in the title role.

During the 1988–89 season, she add-on the role of Cherubini's Medea to her repertory, and bank 1989 sang the role pursuit Matilde in the American debut of Mascagni's Silvano with Unique Jersey's Ars Musica under Italo Marchini.

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Cruz-Romo has been become aware of active in concert and account as well. She did fret make any commercial recordings however can be heard in shipshape and bristol fashion few live-performance recordings of bodyguard 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 Recitation Fiorentino, Riccardo Muti.

Sources

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

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