Ruxandra Donose
Ruxandra Donose (born 2 September 1964, in Bucharest) is a Romanian operatic mezzo-soprano.
Donose studied singing with Georgeta Stoleriu at the Ciprian Porumbescu Conservatory, where she graduated in 1989.
In 1990 she was the runner up at the ARD International Music Competition. After this, she had her first engagement abroad, in Basel. In 1992 she became a member of the Vienna State Opera. From there, she developed a fast-paced international career, as an opera singer (Covent Garden, Opéra Bastille, Metropolitan Opera, Salzburg Festival etc.) and also as an interpreter for Lied and oratorio.
Donose is considered a distinguished bel canto singer, but also one of the leading interpreters of the French and the Mozartian mezzo-soprano repertoire. Her voice is "marked by a dark, warm tone, extreme mobility and light, shining heights".
About her live recording with Rossini's La cenerentola, in the title role, at Glyndebourne festival 2005, Barry Brenesal notes:
"However, I will single out only Ruxandra Donose for praise. Hers is a dusky mezzo, even in coloration, volume, and support across the registers. The voice is able to handle exacting coloratura without any aspiration or evidence of strain. Her forthright, focused attack in her final aria ("Non più mesta") brought memories of Marilyn Horne in the 1970s; and like Horne, Donose builds her part from the text, not by working around it." (from Fanfare Magazine)
Donose lives with her husband and two children in Vienna. She is currently working on her doctorate thesis.
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The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Hob. XX: 2: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Hob. XX: 2: Introduzione 1 - Haydn: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross -
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The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Hob. XX: 2: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Hob. XX: 2: I. Vater, vergib ihnen - Haydn: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross -
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The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Hob. XX: 2: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Hob. XX: 2: II. Fuerwahr, ich sag' es dir - Haydn: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross -
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The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Hob. XX: 2: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Hob. XX: 2: III. Frau, hier siehen deinen Sohn - Haydn: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross -
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The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Hob. XX: 2: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Hob. XX: 2: IV. Mein Gott! Warum hast du mich verlassen? - Haydn: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross -
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The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Hob. XX: 2: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Hob. XX: 2: Introduzione 2 - Haydn: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross -
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The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Hob. XX: 2: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Hob. XX: 2: V. Jesus ruft, Ach, mich duerstet! - Haydn: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross -
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The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Hob. XX: 2: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Hob. XX: 2: VI. Es ist vollbracht - Haydn: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross -
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The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Hob. XX: 2: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Hob. XX: 2: VII. Vater, in deine Haende - Haydn: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross -
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The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Hob. XX: 2: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Hob. XX: 2: VIII. Il terremoto - Haydn: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross -
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Oedipe, Op. 23, Act I Prologue: Prelude - Enescu: Oedipe, Op. 23 -
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Oedipe, Op. 23, Act I Prologue: Roi Laïos, en ta maison (Women, High Priest, Warriors, Shepherds, Creon) - Enescu: Oedipe, Op. 23 -
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Oedipe, Op. 23, Act I Prologue: Les Dieux ont béni l’enfant (High Priest, Jocasta, Laius, Tiresias, Chorus) - Enescu: Oedipe, Op. 23 -
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Oedipe, Op. 23, Act II Scene 1: Mais l’éxil éternel! (Oedipus, Phorbas, Chorus) - Enescu: Oedipe, Op. 23 -
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Oedipe, Op. 23, Act II Scene 1: Pourquoi trembler, mon fils? (Merope, Oedipus) - Enescu: Oedipe, Op. 23 -
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Oedipe, Op. 23, Act II Scene 2: Est-ce déjà le Roi? (Shepherd, Oedipus, Laius) - Enescu: Oedipe, Op. 23 -
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Oedipe, Op. 23, Act II Scene 3: De l’aurore à l’aurore (Watchman, Oedipus, Sphinx) - Enescu: Oedipe, Op. 23 -
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Oedipe, Op. 23, Act II Scene 3: Ho! Ho! Réveillez-vous, Thébains! (Watchman, Oedipus, Thebans, Chorus) - Enescu: Oedipe, Op. 23 -
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Oedipe, Op. 23, Act III: Oh! Oh! Hélas! Hélas! (Chorus, Oedipus, High Priest, Creon) - Enescu: Oedipe, Op. 23 -
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Oedipe, Op. 23, Act III: Divin Tirésias, très cher, très grand (Oedipus, Tiresias, Creon, Chorus) - Enescu: Oedipe, Op. 23 -
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Oedipe, Op. 23, Act III: Qu’entends-je, Oedipe? (Jocasta, Oedipus, Chorus, Shepherds, Phorbas) - Enescu: Oedipe, Op. 23 -
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Oedipe, Op. 23, Act III: Ouvrez les portes! (Oedipus, Chorus, Antigone, Creon) - Enescu: Oedipe, Op. 23 -
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Oedipe, Op. 23, Act IV Epilogue: Bienveillantes! Bienfaisantes! (Chorus, Theseus, Oedipus, Antigone) - Enescu: Oedipe, Op. 23 -
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Oedipe, Op. 23, Act IV Epilogue: Père! Père! Créon! Je vois Créon! (Antigone, Creon, Oedipus, Chorus) - Enescu: Oedipe, Op. 23 -
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