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Dan Iordăchescu
Dan Iordăchescu (; 2 June 1930 – 30 August 2015) was a Romanian baritone. A native of Vânju Mare, he was the father of opera singers Cristina Iordachescu, Irina Iordachescu and Raluca Iordachescu. He was active in various countries for a number of years and has received awards. daniordachescu.ro (in Romanian) He is the author of two books of autobiography: ''Un drumeț al cântului'' [A Journey of Singing], Editura Eminescu, București, 1990 . Notes External links * * about composer Nicolas Astrinidis (in French, with English subtitles) 1930 births 2015 deaths People from Vânju Mare Romanian operatic baritones 20th-century Romanian male opera singers {{Opera-singer-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baritone
A baritone is a type of classical music, classical male singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the bass (voice type), bass and the tenor voice type, voice-types. It is the most common male voice. The term originates from the Greek language, Greek (), meaning "low sounding". Composers typically write music for this voice in the range from the second F below C (musical note), middle C to the F above middle C (i.e. Scientific pitch notation, F2–F4) in choral music, and from the second G below middle C to the G above middle C (G2 to G4) in operatic music, but the range can extend at either end. Subtypes of baritone include the baryton-Martin baritone (light baritone), lyric baritone, ''Kavalierbariton'', Verdi baritone, dramatic baritone, ''baryton-noble'' baritone, and the bass-baritone. History The first use of the term "baritone" emerged as ''baritonans'', late in the 15th century, usually in French Religious music, sacred Polyphony, polyphonic music. At t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vânju Mare
Vânju Mare is a small town located in Mehedinți County, Romania. Four villages are administered by the town: Bucura, Nicolae Bălcescu, Orevița Mare, and Traian. It is situated in the historical region of Oltenia. Natives * Victor Gomoiu (1882–1960), surgeon, medical historian, and politician *Dan Iordăchescu (1930–2015), baritone *Liliana Năstase Liliana Năstase (later Alexandru, born 1 August 1962) is a retired Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, ... (born 1962), track and field runner * Flavius Stoican (born 1976), footballer and football manager See also * CS Building Vânju Mare * Stadionul Victoria (Vânju Mare) References Populated places in Mehedinți County Towns in Romania Localities in Oltenia {{Mehedinţi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristina Iordachescu
Cristina Iordachescu is a Romanian mezzo-soprano and pianist. She was born October 8, 1966, in Bucharest. Biography Cristina Iordachescu was born into a family of artists. Her father, Dan Iordachescu, was a baritone who sang professionally in opera houses throughout Europe. Her mother, Irina Bora Iordachescu, was a television actress. Her sister, Irina, is an opera singer. She graduated from the Academy of Music Bucharest in 1990. Performances She was a laureate in the International Singing Competition ‘ Madame Butterfly’ in Miami, 1990. She was a guest singer in the Puccini Festival of Torre del Lago, Viareggio, Italy, 1990. She has taken concert tours in Manila, Salerno, Italy, and the German cities of Bonn, Bremen, Mülheim, Siegburg, Neuwied, Bad Pyrmont, Brilon, and in Luxembourg. She performed the Mozart Requiem with the Orchestra L'estro Armonico and the "Vox" Choir. She was a soloist for the Romanian National Opera, Bucharest, in 1993 and 1994. Pianist She h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Iordachescu
Irina Iordachescu is a Romanian soprano opera singer. Early life Soprano Irina Iordachescu was born in Bucharest, into a family of musicians. Her father is Dan Iordachescu, a professional singer (baritone). Her sister, Cristina, is a mezzo-soprano. Career Her repertoire is in the period extending from baroque to verismo. She has specialized in the works of Mozart and in the Bel Canto manner, particularly in works by Vincenzo Bellini and Giuseppe Verdi. She has appeared at Milan's Teatro Alla Scala and toured with them in 2001, Las Palmas Teatro, Ravenna's Teatro Dante Alighieri, Piacenzas' Teatro Communale, Dante Alighieri Theatre, Moscow's P.I. Ceaikovski Concert Hall, Great Concert Hall of the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic, Catania, Italy at the Orchestra dell' E.A.R Teatro Massimo, ''George Enescu'' Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, at the Romanian Atheneum, Kefalonia, Greece, Belgium's at Theater Capitole (Ghent), Stradella Opera Teather (Italy), Romanian Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Astrinidis
Nicolas Astrinidis (Greek: Νίκος Αστρινίδης; 6 May 1921, in Cetatea Albă– 10 December 2010, in Thessaloniki) was a Romanian-born Greek composer, pianist, conductor, and educator. After receiving diplomas in piano performance and composition from the Schola Cantorum de Paris, Astrinidis embarked on an international career as pianist (soloist or accompanist). During the 1950s and the early 1960s, he toured East Asia and the Americas, performing in cities, such as Evanston and Hong Kong. He collaborated with renowned performers of the period, such as violinists Jacques Thibaud, Henryk Szeryng, Colette Frantz, and cellist Bernard Michelin. In 1949, Riccordi Americana published two of his piano works: ''Danse Grecque'', and ''Deux Préludes''. In 1962 the life and martyrdom of Saint Demetrius became the subject of a 90-minute oratorio by Astrinidis. Three parts of the work were premiered at the first Demetria Festival in Thessaloniki on 26 October 1962. The entire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 Births
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2015 Deaths
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People From Vânju Mare
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Romanian Operatic Baritones
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