Cotrubas, Ileana (1939–)
Cotrubas, Ileana (1939–)
Romanian soprano. Born Ileana Galati in Romania, June 9, 1939; studied in Budapest with Elenescu and Stroescu.
Made debut in Bucharest (1964); spent 3 years at Frankfurt Opera (1968–71); sang Second Boy in Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute, 1967) and within 2 years was performing at Glyndebourne (1969); appeared at Covent Garden, Paris Opéra, La Scala, and Metropolitan, often in young heroine roles; sang Tatyana, Violetta, Adina, Norina, Amina, Antonia, and Manon, among others; often recorded, especially Mozart; retired (1989).
See also Women in World History.
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