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 She finished her performance with "All the Things You are." and left the stage. But the audience's thunderous applause called for more, and she came back on stage once again for an encore with "O mio babbino caro" and "I Could Have Dreamed All Night" from the musical "My Fair lady."

 Then, even after Gheorghiu and the pianist left the stage again, the show continued. the tow appeared this time for the second encore, together with Dr.Handa for a collaboration performance.

 Dr.Handa appeared on the stage, walking toward Gheorghiu to praise her performance with his comically over-the-top body language. The two hugged each other, and sang together "Merry Widow Waltz." During a short interlude, he took her to dance, and the two waltzed around the center of the stage. 

 The concert ended with a duet of "Non ti scordar di me." They demonstrated the beautiful harmony and was given thunderous applause and shouts of "Bravo!" 

Pianist Alexandru Petrovici joins Dr.Handa nad Gheorghiu in greeting the audience.

IFAC

(source: THE JAPAN TIMES, August 4, 2016)

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/08/04/general/superstar-sopranos-performance-well-worth-wait/

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  As her performance went on, every audience in the hall became mesmerized with her passionate singing and her charming gesture of fanning her face with both hands in the heat of the stage lights. She had established somewhat fastidious image among some opera fans, but her gesture was quite contrary to it. When she finished singing her fourth number "The Last Rose of Summer," the audience gave her a resounding standing ovation to take a short break while pianist Alexandru Petrovici performed a piano solo during the intermission. 

(source: THE JAPAN TIMES, August 4, 2016)

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/08/04/general/superstar-sopranos-performance-well-worth-wait/

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 Gherorghiu formerly had scheduled to hold a concert in Japan in September 2010. But her performance was cancelled because her daughter had been ill. So she re-scheduled performance in the following year in Japan. However, her performance had to be cancelled again because of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, which struck Japan on March 11, 2011. It really disappointed opera fans in Japan once again. 

 Therefore, when she took the stage to sing the first song "Nel cor piu non mi sento" , dressed in a bluish-white gown, the audience erupt in a standing ovation.

(source: THE JAPAN TIMES, August 4, 2016)

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/08/04/general/superstar-sopranos-performance-well-worth-wait/

Tokyo Global Concert 2016 (2)

 The concert started with a performance by Dr.Handa. At the beginning, he sang "Deh, vieni alla finestra" from "Don Giovanni", "Dicitencello vuie" and "Besame mucho". He sang 14 songs in total, including a song from the muvie, "Beauty and the Beast," and old Japnese folk songs and some nursery rhymes. 

 Then Gheorghiu appeared on the stage after 20-minutes intermission. 

(source: THE JAPAN TIMES, August 4, 2016)

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/08/04/general/superstar-sopranos-performance-well-worth-wait/

Tokyo Global Concert 2016 (1)

 The International Foundation for Arts and Culture (IFAC) held Fifth Tokyo Global Concert at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, on July 27. 
 This year, Angela Gheorghiu, the "Diva of the World" was on the stage. She is regarded by the rest of the world as being among the most glamorous and gifted opera singers of today. The world-renowned Romanian captivated the audience with her clear, high tones that filled every corner of the venue. 

International Foundation for Arts and Culture Chairman
Dr.Haruhisa Handa (left) and soprano Angela Gheorghiu
prepare to bow to the audience
at the Fifth Tokyo Global Concert in Tokyo,
on July 27

IFAC

(source: THE JAPAN TIMES, August 4, 2016)

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/08/04/general/superstar-sopranos-performance-well-worth-wait/