Opera Singer. A basso, he is remembered for his long career at the Bucharest National Opera (BNO). Raised in Ludus, he studied at the Parumbescu Conservatory, during his time there winning a number of international competitions, and made his 1966 BNO bow as Ferrando from Verdi's "Il Trovatore". Over the next decades he was to give roughly 8,000 performances and recitals, primarily in Bucharest, though from 1968 thru 1972 he resided in West Germany where he was principal bass of Opera Bonn, his assignments including King Philip in Verdi's "Don Carlos", Prince Gremin from Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin", Jacopo Fiesco of Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra", Raimondo from Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor", the Devil in Gounod's "Faust", Silva from Verdi's "Ernani", Wotan of Wagner's "Ring Cycle", Osmin in Mozart's "The Abduction From the Seraglio", Don Basilio of Rossini's "The Barber of Seville", Sparafucile in Verdi's "Rigoletto", the Four Villains of Offenbach's "The Tales of Hoffmann", Konchak in Borodin's "Prince Igor", Sarastro from Mozart's "The Magic Flute", Daland in Wagner's "The Flying Dutchman", and the title leads of Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" and Boito's "Mefistofele". A gifted teacher, from 1982 until 1990 he served as professor at Bucharest's Institute of Theatre and Cinema, then for the next three years was managing director of the BNO. Designated Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit in 2004, from 1997 on he held a professorship at Constanta's Ovidiu Conservatory. At his death he could be heard on a large number of 'live' and studio recordings.
Opera Singer. A basso, he is remembered for his long career at the Bucharest National Opera (BNO). Raised in Ludus, he studied at the Parumbescu Conservatory, during his time there winning a number of international competitions, and made his 1966 BNO bow as Ferrando from Verdi's "Il Trovatore". Over the next decades he was to give roughly 8,000 performances and recitals, primarily in Bucharest, though from 1968 thru 1972 he resided in West Germany where he was principal bass of Opera Bonn, his assignments including King Philip in Verdi's "Don Carlos", Prince Gremin from Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin", Jacopo Fiesco of Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra", Raimondo from Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor", the Devil in Gounod's "Faust", Silva from Verdi's "Ernani", Wotan of Wagner's "Ring Cycle", Osmin in Mozart's "The Abduction From the Seraglio", Don Basilio of Rossini's "The Barber of Seville", Sparafucile in Verdi's "Rigoletto", the Four Villains of Offenbach's "The Tales of Hoffmann", Konchak in Borodin's "Prince Igor", Sarastro from Mozart's "The Magic Flute", Daland in Wagner's "The Flying Dutchman", and the title leads of Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" and Boito's "Mefistofele". A gifted teacher, from 1982 until 1990 he served as professor at Bucharest's Institute of Theatre and Cinema, then for the next three years was managing director of the BNO. Designated Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit in 2004, from 1997 on he held a professorship at Constanta's Ovidiu Conservatory. At his death he could be heard on a large number of 'live' and studio recordings.
Bio by: Bob Hufford
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