From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cristina Iordachescu
Cristina Iordachescu
Cristina Iordachescu is a Romanian mezzo-soprano and
pianist. She was born October 8, 1966, in Bucharest.[1]
Repertoire
Her repertoire includes Mozart’s Requiem, Mass in C and
Kronungsmesse; Beethoven: The 9th Symphony; Berlioz:
Biography Romeo and Juliet; Dafydd Bullock – Mass in D; Nicolas
Cristina Iordachescu was born into a family of artists. Her Astrinidis – Alexandros Megalos Oratorio; Giuseppe Ver-
father, Dan Iordachescu, was a baritone who sang profes- di’s Rigoletto; Richard Strauss – Ariadne auf Naxos; cam-
sionally in opera houses throughout Europe. Her mother, eral and symphonic works by A. Caldara, F. Durante, C.
Irina Bora Iordachescu, was a television actress. Her sis- Monteverdi, G. Giordani, A. Stradella, A. Scarlatti, B. Mar-
ter, Irina, is an opera singer.[1] cello, G.B. Pergolesi, G. Caccini, C.W. Gluck, Haendel,
She graduated from the Academy of Music Bucharest Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Men-
in 1990.[1] delssohn, R. Hahn, Debussy, Franck, Faure, Duparc, G.
Enescu, Poulenc, Respighi, Obradors, Strauss, Dvorak,
Performances Menotti, Tosti, Pennino, Di Capua, Denza, Volpe; opera
arias by Haendel, Gluck, Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi,
She was a laureate in the International Singing Competi- Bellini, Ponchielli, Cilea, Puccini, A. Thomas, Bizet,
tion ‘Madame Butterfly’ in Miami, 1990. She was a guest Massenet, Saint-Saens, Offenbach, Ceaikovski.[1]
singer in the Puccini Festival of Torre del Lago, Viareggio, She has produced the following recordings: The Ior-
Italy, 1990. She has taken concert tours in Manila, Saler- dachescu Musical Dynasty edited by "Music 2001", to-
no, Italy, and the German cities of Bonn, Bremen, Mul- gether with her father and her sister; Mozart Requiem –
heim, Siegburg, Neuwied, Bad Pyrmont, Brilon, and in Bullock Mass in D, together with Irina Iordachescu, Chris-
Luxembourg. She performed the Mozart Requiem with tian Chenille, Arthur Stammet, with the Orchestra
the Orchestra L’estro Armonico and the "Vox" Choir.[1] ‘L’Estro Armonico’ and the ‘Vox’ Choir of Luxembourg,
She was a soloist for the Romanian National Opera in conducted by Dafydd Bullock, edited by 2003; Emotions –
1993-1994.[1] with her sister, edited by ‘Irini’, 2005.[1]
Pianist
She has given concert tours as a pianist, accompanying
Biography
her father, baritone Dan Iordachescu, in the United She is married to Claudiu Iordache, a Romanian legislator
States, Canada and Italy, and on stage of the Romanian and author. They have two sons.[citation needed][2]
Athenaeum in Bucharest and the Opera in Iaşi.[1]
She has performed in concerts on the stage of the Notes and references
Romanian Athenaeum (together with The George Enescu
National Orchestra and Choir), The Radio Hall (together [1] ^ "Lyric artist:Christina Iordache". 2009-10-31.
with The National Radio Orchestra and Choir), The Ro- http://mezzocristina.wordpress.com/lyric-artist/.
manian Opera, The George Enescu National Museum, The [2] Titus Suciu - "Lumea bună a balconului", ISBN
French Institute of Culture, The Cotroceni Museum, The 973-97247-5-2, pag. 18
Auditorium Hall, The Academy of Music, The Dalles Hall, Persondata
The Festival of Chamber Music in Brasov, The Opera of Name Iordachescu, Cristina
Timisoara, The Philharmonic Hall in Craiova (together
Alternative names
with the Craiova Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir),
Satu Mare, Constanta. Has performed under the musical Short description
direction of conductors Cyril Diederich, Dafydd Bullock, Date of birth 1966
Milen Nachev, Nicolas Astrinidis, Iosif Conta, Gheorghe Place of birth
Costin, Tiberiu Soare, and Iosif Prunner.[1]
Date of death
Place of death
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• 1966 births
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• People from Bucharest
• Romanian female singers
• Romanian opera singers
• Operatic mezzo-sopranos
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