Irina Iordachescu is a

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n soprano opera singer.

Early life

Soprano Irina Iordachescu was born in

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, into a family of musicians. Her father is Dan Iordachescu, a professional singer (baritone). Her sister,

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Career

Her repertoire is in the period extending from

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. She has specialized in the works of

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and in the

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manner, particularly in works by

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and

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. She has appeared at

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's Teatro Alla Scala and toured with them in 2001,

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Teatro,

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's Teatro Dante Alighieri,

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s' Teatro Communale, Dante Alighieri Theatre, Moscow's P.I. Ceaikovski Concert Hall, Great Concert Hall of the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic,

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at the Orchestra dell' E.A.R Teatro Massimo, ''George Enescu'' Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, at the Romanian Atheneum, Kefalonia, Greece,

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's at Theater Capitole (Ghent), Stradella Opera Teather (Italy), Romanian National Radio Concert Hall, Vaasa (Finland) City Orchestra Concert Hall, Coventry Cathedral in London, Thessaloniki Great Concert Hall – Thessaloniki - Greece,

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, Municipal Theatre,

, Concert Hall at the Bucharest University, Teatro Massimo “ Vicenzo Bellini “ / Catania - Italia Glyndebourne Opera Festival - UK Sankt Margarethen Opernfestspiele - Austria “ Isaac Stern ‘’

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“ Teatro “ Perez Galdos “ / Las Palmas – Spain Romanian Atheneum “George Enescu” Philharmonic National Operas in Cluj & Constanta - Romania State Operas in Sofia, Russe, Plovdiv & Varna - Bulgaria Bergen Opera – Norway “ P.I. Ceaikovski “ Concert Hall in Moscow - Russia Philharmonic Great Concert Hall in Sankt Petersburg - Russia Philharmonic Concert Hall in Mulhouse – France Salle Flagey in Bruxelles – Belgium Auditorium Concert Hall in Barcelona – Spain Theater Capitole Gent & SB–Vlaamse Opera Theater Antwerpen – Belgium Vaasa State Concert Hall Abay State Opera House - Almaty ( Kazakhstan) Her roles have included Zeyno Kari in

Teneke ''Teneke'' is an opera in three acts by Italian composer Fabio Vacchi. Franco Marcoaldi adapted the Italian libretto from the eponymous novel by the Turkish author Yaşar Kemal published in 1955. The opera was premiered on September 22, 2007 ...

, Pamina in ''

The Magic Flute ''The Magic Flute'' (German: , ), K. 620, is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a ''Singspiel'', a popular form during the time it was written that inclu ...

'', Giulietta in ''I Capuleti e I Montecch'', Irene from Domenico Cimarosa ''Il ritorno di Don Calandrino,'' Lucia in ''

Lucia di Lammermoor ''Lucia di Lammermoor'' () is a (tragic opera) in three acts by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian-language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's 1819 historical novel ''The Bride of Lammermoor''. ...

'', Gilda in ''

Rigoletto ''Rigoletto'' is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play ''Le roi s'amuse'' by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had cont ...

'', Norina in ''

Don Pasquale ''Don Pasquale'' () is an opera buffa, or comic opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti with an Italian libretto completed largely by Giovanni Ruffini as well as the composer. It was based on a libretto by Angelo Anelli for Stefano Pavesi's ...

'', Adina in ''

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'', Domizia in ''Decebalo'', Fiordiligi in ''

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'', Pamina in ''

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'', Susanna in

The Marriage of Figaro ''The Marriage of Figaro'' ( it, Le nozze di Figaro, links=no, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premie ...

'', Musetta in ''

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'', Valencienne in ''

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'', Liu in ''

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'', Violetta Valery in ''

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'', Mimi in ''

'', Micaela in ''

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'', and Desdemona in ‘’

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, the voice in

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,, first soprano part from

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In Romania

Valencienne from Die lustige Witwe F. Lehar. Lehar,

Other

*November 2000 - Italy, Milan "TEATRO ALLA SCALA" - Concert commemorating 100 years of G. Verdi with the La Scala Opera Chorus *2001-June - Italy, Ravenna "Ravenna Festival" in "Teatro Dante Alighieri - The role of Juliet in "I Capuleti e I Montecito" by V. Bellini, conducted by Maestro Julian Kovatchev *July 2001 - Italy, Ravenna - Concert with "The Philharmonic Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala conducted by Maestro

Riccardo Muti Riccardo Muti, (; born 28 July 1941) is an Italian conductor. He currently holds two music directorships, at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and at the Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini. Muti has previously held posts at the Maggio Musicale ...

*July 2001 - Armenia, Yerevan - Concert with "The Philharmonic Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala" *July 2001 - Turkey, Istanbul - Concert with "The Philharmonic Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala" and "Association Scala Philharmonic Chorus" *September 2001 - Poland, Poznan - "Teatro alla Scala on tour in Eastern Europe" *May 2002 - Luxembourg, Eglise Saint Michel - Concert by 'Estro Armonico Orchestra and Chorus, under the baton of Maestro Dafydd Bullock "Exultate, jubilate" by Mozart, Soprano Nelsonmass part of the "Missa in angustiis" by Haydn *19 June 2003 and 21 - Luxembourg, Eglise Saint-Michel, Mozart's "Requiem", with "L'Estro Armonico" orchestra and choir, conducted by Dafydd Bullock *2003 June 27 and 28 - France, Mulhouse, spinning, Brahms "Ein Deutsches Requiem" with the Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse conducted by

Cyril Diederich Cyril Diederich (born 2 October 1945) is a French conductor. Career Born in Aix-en-Provence, after studying piano, horn and timpani, Diederich studied writing at the conservatories of Toulouse and Rennes, and studied conducting with Louis Four ...

*October–November 2003 - United States of America, concerts in New York (Carnegie Hall, Isaac Stern Auditorium), Detroit and Chicago *November 2003 - Israel, Concert Opera of Tel Aviv and Haifa *April–May 2004 - Brussels, the International Competition "Queen Elizabeth" *September 2007 - Teatro alla Scala in Milan, in one of the leading roles, that of Kari's Zeyno from "Teneke" by Fabio Vacchi *November 2007 - Las Palmas and Ravenna, in the role of Irene from 'The Return of Don Calandrino' of Domenico Cimarosa, work recently discovered by Maestro Riccardo Muti. *December 27, 2008, was invited to sing at the Christmas concert with the Italian tenor

Marcello Giordani Marcello Giordani (born Marcello Guagliardo; 25 January 1963 – 5 October 2019) was an Italian operatic tenor who sang leading roles of the Italian and French repertoire in opera houses throughout Europe and the United States. He had a distinguis ...

. *July 10, 2009 in the role of 'Gilda' on the stage of "Sankt Margarethen Festival 2009" - Austria, in 10 of the benefits of the new "Rigoletto" production of Italian director Renzo Giacchieri.

Prizes

In November 1997, she won the seventh annual National Competition Interpretation "Mihail Jora" Prize winner "Mihail Jora". In 1997 she became a laureate of national singing competitions, such as "Mihail Jora" - Second Prize and "Ionel Perlea" - Grand Prize. In May 1999, she wond the VIII Concorso d'interpretation Lied "Ionel Perlei", winner of the Grand Prix and the medal "Ionel Perlei" In November 2001, she won the Italy, Vercelli - Competition Viotti: International Singing Competition "Giuseppe Verdi", finalist and winner of the Jury Special Prize "Cesare Bardelli" In May 2002, she won the Spain, Murcia - International Singing Coloratura " Sylvia Geszty", winner of the 3rd Prize. She is a laureate of international singing competitions such as "G.B. Viotti" - Italia - Prize "Cesare Bardelli "; "Silvia Geszty" - Spain - Third Prize; "Maria Callas" - Greece - Third Prize; "Vincenzo Bellini" - Italy - Second Prize; "IVC s’Hertogenbosch" - the Netherlands -Third Prize & Prize of the Public, Second Prize at the ‘’Alfredo Giacomotti ‘’ Competition in Italy, 2013. In September 2002, she won the Italy, Caltanissetta - Competition V. Bellini: Concorso Internazionale di Canto, vincitrice del concorso. Bellini: International Singing Competition, winner of the contest. In September 2002, she wond the Italy, Catania - Teatro Massimo Bellini: Concerto Winners. In March 2003, she won the Greece, Athens - Grand Prix Maria Callas International Singing Competition, 3rd Prize Winner. In 2009 she received the VIP Award for "The Best Opera Singer of the Year in Romania".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Iordachescu, Irina 1977 births Living people Musicians from Bucharest Romanian operatic sopranos 21st-century Romanian singers 21st-century Romanian women singers