Jaho, who received international critical acclaim for her latest roles, will be back to Tirana next April, with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” to perform the title role of Cio-Cio San
TIRANA, March 11 – After shining in the lead roles of Manon Lesacat at the Royal Opera House in London and as Mathilde in Rossini’s “Guillame Tell” in Brussels in early 2014, internationally renowned Albanian soprano Ermonela Jaho will be back to Albania after a long absence. Jaho, who received international critical acclaim for her latest roles, will be back to Tirana next April, with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” to perform the title role of Cio-Cio San. On her website, Jaho announces she will be performing in Albania at the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet on April 3 and 5.
“In Madama Butterfly, Ermonela fulfills another dream by singing the heart-rendering role of Cio-Cio San. It is one of the most difficult roles in opera, too. You need a powerful voice to sing over the large orchestra during a long evening. The role tests the singer’s stamina as Butterfly is onstage for almost three quarters of the opera. She will also have to control her emotions during this very emotional opera,” critics say.
Born in Albania, Soprano Ermonela Jaho was hailed as a “revelation” by the French musical press after her debut as Violetta in La Traviata at L’Opera de Marseille in December of 2005 and has since gone on to debut at major theaters internationally including the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, the Metropolitan Opera, the Bavarian State Opera, Munich, the Staatsoper Berlin, the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, the Zurich Opera, Opera de Lyon, Cologne Opera and many others. She has gained international recognition as one of the finest performers of the role of Violetta and has also been praised in roles such as Donizetti’s Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda, Massenet’s Manon and Thais, Marguerite in Faust and as Cio Cio San in Madama Butterfly.
