The fabulous diva (that's me!!) got to meet a world-renowned opera diva last night!! Romanian soprano Nelly Miricioui held a fantastic concert at the Meralco Theatre complete with operatic arias and selected songs from French and Romanian classical composers.
It was a very intimate concert and throughout the show she talked about the songs she was singing. Since most of them were not opera staples, she took time in giving a little background on the song before performing it.
She sang a few songs in French and since there was an English translation on a big screen, I carefully followed her singing, checking which part of the song she was doing basing it on the French translation of the English word. It was fun to do since I was also observing her "singing accent:.
She brought the appreciative audience to their feet when she sang the classic Tagalog songs "Sa Kabukiran" and "Mutya ng Pasig" and the Visayan song, "Ay, Kalisud"!!
After the show, she was very gracious and friendly and spent time meeting and talking with each of her fans. It's not everyday that an operatic diva graces the Manila concert scene and to meet someone as nice and classy as her, made last night quite a memorable experience!
