"Mihai’s Countess achieved real pathos but without any false sense of serenity. Raw suffering drove her laments, and “Dove sono” became no wistful elegy but a frenzy of regret." - The Arts Desk
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Francesco Lanzillotta, Conductor
Ute M. Engelhardt, Stage Director
Francesco Lanzillotta, Conductor
Ute M. Engelhardt, Stage Director
Return to the Royal Opera House as Mimi La bohème, debut with Bayerische Staatsoper as Giulietta Les contes d'Hoffmann, Micaela Carmen Opera Australia, Agnes Sorel The Maid of Orleans Theater an der Wien, Manon Manon Israeli Opera, Suzel L’Amico Fritz in Tiroler Festspiele Erl, Countess Le Nozze di Figaro Grange Festival.
Nedda I Pagliacci at La Monnaie in Brussels, Musetta La bohème at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Mimi La bohème Opera Frankfurt.
Samling Institute
Simona in an interview
Samling Institute
Simona in an interview
Pagliacci
Nedda
Pagliacci
Nedda
Simona Mihai with tumbling dark hair and childlike face, would be a plausible young maid, though she grew into a Countess and by the last act had found the dignity and composure to forgive her errant husband.
Simona Mihai, qui fait ici ses débuts à la Monnaie, campe avec beaucoup de facilité une Nedda légère, enjouée, séductrice et peu inconsciente du drame qui se noue autour d’elle.
Mihai successfully combined a sense of fragility with an underlying strength of character, and a powerful ability to project musically
[Mihai] gives a confident, sympathetic characterization of the wan tubercular seamstress doomed from her first entrance. The best of her singing came in the third act: ‘Donde lieta usci’ was gently phrased and touchingly felt.
Simona Mihai sings Mimi expertly and brings emotional depth and subtlety to her characterisation.
Looking suitably brassy, the Venetian courtesan Giulietta played by Simona Mihai was robed in a dark red dress an ideal match for her long, flaming red hair. Singing with vitality and feistiness the Romanian-born British Mihai demonstrated her admirable high register.
