摘要
"Wliat an inappropriate expression says Angela Gheorghiu,scathingly brushing off her nickname as the'last of the divas'.A soprano with a striking voice and even more striking presence,the glamorous beauty has been hailed as one of today's brightest opera stars-and one of the most tempestuous.Shes walked out of engagements at such prestigious venues as Covent Garden and the Met,and been fired for intransigence on several occasions.In one of the most famous anecdotes surrounding her indomitable will,Gheorghiu declared absolutely that she would not wear a blonde wig to play Micaela in a production of Carmen,prompting the Met's then general manager to retort,"The wig is going on,with you or without you!"
