Leontina Vaduva
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Biography
Leontina VÄduva (born 1 December 1960) is a Romanian soprano. Born in RoÈiile, she studied at the Bucharest Conservatory with Ileana CotrubaÈ, and debuted in the title role of Manon at Toulouse in 1987. A recipient of the Laurence Olivier Opera Award, she has often appeared at Covent Garden, in Rigoletto (opposite Ingvar Wixell and Jerry Hadley, 1989), Carmen (as Micaëla, 1991 and 1994), and Roméo et Juliette (1994). Leontina Vaduva is the daughter of the Romanian popular music singer Maria Ciobanu. In 2000, Vaduva appeared at the Metropolitan Opera, in six performances of La bohème (as Mimì, with Luis Lima). The soprano has also sung with the companies of Buenos Aires, Barcelona, Chicago, Cologne, Vienna, and Paris. Her discography includes Rigoletto (1993), Les contes d'Hoffmann (as Antonia, with Roberto Alagna, conducted by Kent Nagano, 1994â96), La bohème (again with Alagna, led by Sir Antonio Pappano, 1995), and an album of "Opera Arias," conducted by Plácido Domingo (1997). Especially noteworthy is her DVD of Roméo et Juliette, with Alagna, conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras and directed by Nicolas Joël (1994).
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- Rigoletto, Act 1: "Riedo! ... perché?" (Rigoletto, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo) featuring Leontina Vaduva
- Rigoletto, Act 2: "Duca, duca!" (Borsa, Marullo, Ceprano, Coro) featuring Leontina Vaduva
- Rigoletto, Act 1: "Ã il sol dell'anima" (Duca, Gilda, Ceprano, Borsa, Giovanna) featuring Leontina Vaduva
- Rigoletto, Act 1: "Addio, addio" (Duca, Gilda) featuring Leontina Vaduva
- Rigoletto, Act 1: "Quel vecchio maledivami!" (Rigoletto, Sparafucile) featuring Leontina Vaduva
- Rigoletto, Act 1: "Ah! veglia o donna" (Rigoletto, Gilda, Giovanna, Duca) featuring Leontina Vaduva
- Rigoletto, Act 1: "Gia da tre lune" (Gilda, Rigoletto, Giovanna) featuring Leontina Vaduva
- Rigoletto, Act 1: Prelude featuring Samuel Ramey
- Rigoletto, Act 1: "Partite? Crudele!" (Duca, Contessa, Rigoletto, Borsa, Coro) featuring Leontina Vaduva
- Rigoletto, Act 2: "Parmi veder le lagrime" (Duca) featuring Samuel Ramey
- La Bohème: Act II: Viva Parpignol! featuring Samuel Ramey
- Rigoletto, Act 2: "Possente amor" (Duca) featuring Samuel Ramey
- Rigoletto, Act 3: "Chi mai, chi è qui" (Rigoletto, Gilda) featuring Leontina Vaduva
- Rigoletto, Act 1: "Zitti, zitti" (Borsa, Marullo, Ceprano, Gilda, Rigoletto, Coro) featuring Samuel Ramey
- Rigoletto, Act 2: "Ella mi fu rapita!" (Duca) featuring Samuel Ramey
- Rigoletto, Act 1: "Giovanna, ho dei rimorsi" (Gilda, Giovanna, Duca) featuring Samuel Ramey
- Rigoletto, Act 1: "Gualtier Maldè" (Gilda, Borsa, Marullo, Ceprano, Coro) featuring Samuel Ramey
- Rigoletto, Act 1: "Pari siamo!" (Rigoletto) featuring Samuel Ramey
- Rigoletto, Act 1: "Figlia... Mio padre!" (Rigoletto, Gilda) featuring Samuel Ramey
- Rigoletto, Act 3: "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Gilda, Maddalena, Rigoletto) featuring Samuel Ramey
- Rigoletto, Act 3: "V'ho ingannato" (Gilda, Rigoletto) featuring Samuel Ramey
- Rigoletto, Act 2: "Sì, vendetta" (Rigoletto, Gilda) featuring Samuel Ramey
- Rigoletto, Act 3: "Un dì, se ben rammentomi" (Duca, Gilda, Maddalena, Rigoletto) featuring Samuel Ramey
- Rigoletto, Act 2: "Tutte le feste al tempio" (Gilda, Rigoletto) featuring Samuel Ramey
