Octavian Naghiu

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Octavian Naghiu , also Octaviano Naghiu , (born March 15, 1933 in Rucăr , Kingdom of Romania , † February 14, 2015 in Bucharest ) was a Romanian opera singer with a tenor voice .

Life

Naghiu was born in a small village in Transylvania . His musical talent was discovered early on when he sang in the church choir as a boy . After graduating from high school, he studied singing at the Bucharest Conservatory (Consevatorul Bucureşti). The future tenor Jon Piso was one of his fellow students there. Immediately after graduating, he began his career as a singer at the Bucharest Operetta Theater (Teatrul de Operetă). He made his debut in an operetta performance with the Romanian tenor Ion Dacian . After numerous appearances as an operetta singer, Naghiu was invited to a singing competition in Bucharest, from which he emerged as the winner. From then on he worked with well-known Romanian opera singers such as Petre Ștefănescu Goangă , Mihail Arnăutu , Nicolae Herlea , Dan Iordăchescu and Octav Enigărescu .

Naghiu became a permanent member of the ensemble of the Bucharest State Opera . There he appeared as an opera singer mainly in the Italian field. He sang u. a. Roles in operas by Giuseppe Verdi , Giacomo Puccini and Gaetano Donizetti . His most important roles include Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor , Herzog in Rigoletto , Riccardo in Un ballo in maschera , Radames in Aida , the title role in Otello , Rodolfo in La Bohème and Cavaradossi in Tosca .

In 1964 he was arrested under the socialist-communist regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu . In 1967 he left Romania. He came to Switzerland via Germany , where he was engaged at the Zurich Opera House . In Germany he made a guest appearance. a. at the State Theater in Wiesbaden , at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Dusseldorf-Duisburg , at the State Theater in Hanover , at the Cologne Opera , the Opera House Bremen , at the Leipzig Opera House and at the State Theater in Mainz .

In September 1974 he appeared as Duke in Rigoletto at the Vienna State Opera . He gave international guest performances a. a. also in Paris and Jerusalem . In April 1969 he made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City as Cavaradossi in Tosca . Until 1971 he sang in a total of 17 performances at the Metropolitan Opera, including guest appearances in Boston , Cleveland and Minneapolis . Other roles Naghius at the Metropolitan Opera included. a. Duke in Rigoletto (1969; War Memorial Auditorium Boston, Cleveland Public Auditorium Cleveland, Northrup Memorial Auditorium, Minneapolis), Alfredo in La traviata (1970; Metropolitan Opera House), Rodolfo in La Bohème (1970; New York City, Central Park ), Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor (1971; Metropolitan Opera House) and Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly (1971; Cleveland Public Auditorium, Cleveland).

In the Romanian label Electrecord Naghiu took to record opera arias ( Aida , Turandot on) and operetta songs.

After 1990, after the end of the Ceaușescu regime, he worked as a permanent member of the National UNESCO Commission of Romania (Comisia Națională a României pentru Unesco). He sang in Bucharest, Timișoara and Iași . As a singing teacher, he taught at the Academy of Arts (Academia de Arte) in Iași.

Naghiu has received several awards. He was awarded the anniversary medal "Mănăstirea Neamț 1497-1997 - aniversare Mondială UNESCO" on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the Mănăstirea Neamț . He was an honorary doctor of the Universitatea de Arte "George Enescu" in Iași. In 2014 he received the Romanian Order of Merit Ordinul Meritul Cultural from the Romanian President Traian Băsescu with the rank of Commander (Comandor).

Naghiu died of heart failure at the age of 81 . He was buried on February 17, 2015 according to the Roman Catholic rite in the Bellu Cemetery in Bucharest.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tenorul Octavian Naghiu a murit sâmbătă seară, la vârsta de 81 de ani obituary; Mediafax.ro from February 15, 2015. Accessed February 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ a b c d Death of Octavian Naghiu ; Associated Press reported death February 14, 2015
  3. ↑ List of roles by Octavio Naghiu in: Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1945-2005 , p. 623. Löcker Verlag, Vienna 2006. ISBN 3-85409-449-3 .
  4. ↑ (Debut: Octaviano Naghiu) Cast sheet ; Metropolitan Opera Archives. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ Naghiu, Octaviano Tenor Performances; Metropolitan Opera Archives. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Naghiu, Octavian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Naghiu, Octaviano (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Romanian opera singer with a tenor voice
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Rucăr , Kingdom of Romania
DATE OF DEATH February 14, 2015
Place of death Bucharest