“Ermonela Jaho is the antithesis of those packaged divas who come to the big opera houses with a couple of acclaimed aria albums, high-profile press interviews and a PR machine behind them. The Albanian soprano, who hit the headlines when she replaced Anja Harteros in Puccini’s Suor Angelica at the Royal Opera House in 2011, returns this month for an even more demanding role: the heart-rending Cio-Cio-San, the tragic geisha in Puccini’s Madam Butterfly.
This is Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser’s more or less traditional staging.
It may be a revival, but it is conducted by Jaho’s Angelica maestro, Antonio Pappano, the RO’s Pucciniphile music director, returning to the production for the first time since it opened in 2003……”
The known British newspaper “The Times” dedicated a long and detailed article to the internationally known Albanian soprano, Ermonela Jaho, defining her “the new butterfly” of the Royal Opera House. This article focused not only on Jaho’s potential and powerful vocal but also underlined that she managed to perform in the world’s greatest stages without having many years of experience.
“Ermonela Jaho is the antithesis of the famous divas that come on stage with a series of albums and known arias, interviews given to the most known newspapers and a powerful campaign of public relations behind them,” writes “The Times”.
The British newspaper recalls the beginning of the Albanian soprano brilliant career and her challenges.
“The Albanian soprano became known by replacing Anja Harteros in “Suor Angelica” of Puccini in Royal Opera House on 2011. She now returns on this stage with Cio Cio San, “Madam Butterly” tragic geisha. Jaho is already an experienced butterfly,” writes “The Times.
This article includes also an interview of the known opera singer where she proudly speaks about Albania, her country of origin.
Source: The Times