Ileana cotrubas biography

Ileana Cotrubas was born on June 9, 1939, in Galati, Romania. She grew up in a very musical family and her father, Vasile, was a tenor in an amateur chorus. Cotrubas' musical career began at the age of nine when she became a member of a children's radio chorus. By the age of 11, she was one of its leading soloists.

When her family moved to Bucharest in 1952, she enrolled in the Scoala Speciala de Musica for musically gifted children. She continued her vocal studies until 1958 when, at the age of 19, she was accepted into the Ciprian Porumbescu Conservatory where she studied with Constantin Stroescu. Six years later, she made her operatic debut at the Bucharest Opera as Yniold in Debussy's Pell�as et M�lisande. With the Bucharest Opera, she expanded her repertory to include roles such as Oscar in Un Ballo in Maschera, Gilda in Rigoletto, and Blondchen in The Abduction from the Seraglio.

In 1965, Cotrubas gained international recognition in Hertogenbosch, Holland, where she wo

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Born: June 9, 1939 - Galati, Romania

The Romanian soprano, Ileana Cotrubaș, grew up in a very musical family and her father, Vasile, was a tenor in an amateur chorus. Her musical career began at the age of nine when she became a member of a children's radio chorus. By the age of 11, she was one of its leading soloists.

When her family moved to Bucharest in 1952, she enrolled in the Scoala Speciala de Musica for musically gifted children. She continued her vocal studies until 1958 when, at the age of 19, she was accepted into the Ciprian Porumbescu Conservatory where she studied with Constantin Stroescu. Six years later, in 1964, she made her operatic debut at the Bucharest Opera as Yniold in Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande. With the Bucharest Opera, she expanded her repertory to include roles such as Oscar in Un Ballo in Maschera, Gilda in Rigoletto, and Blondchen in The Abduction from the Seraglio.

In 1965, Cotrubaș gained international recognition in Hertogenbosch, Holland, where she won first prize in opera, lieder, and oratio at a local singing comp