Lilia Istratii

Lilia Istratii

1994

Mezzo-Soprano

Moldova

Roles Performed

2021 Suzuki, Madama Butterfly (G. Puccini), National Theatre of Opera, Chisinau, Moldova

2019 Olga, Jewgeni Onegin (P. I. Tchaikovsky), Polish National Opera, Warsaw, Poland

2018 Fidalma, Il Matrimonio Segreto (D. Cimarosa), National Theatre of Opera, Chisinau, Moldova

2018 Polina, The Queen of Spades (P. I. Tchaikovsky), National Theatre of Opera, Chisinau, Moldova

Roles Studied/Covers

La Frugola, Il Tabarro (G. Puccini), Romanian Opera Craiova, Romania

Fenena, Nabucco (G.Verdi)

Lola, Cavalleria Rusticana (P. Mascagni)

Nicklausse, Les Contes d’Hoffmann (J. Offenbach)

Flora Bervoix, La Traviata (G.Verdi)

Education

2017-19 Master Degree, Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine arts, Chisinau, Moldova

2013-17 Bachelor Degree, Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine arts, Chisinau, Moldova

Competitions and Awards

2021 Semifinalist Operalia, Moscow, Russia

2021 Finalist 4th Eva Marton, International Singing Competition

2018 Finalist "Opera Crown’’, International Singing Competition, Tbilisi, Georgia

 

Dated: Summer 2022

What does it mean to you to make music/to sing?

Music means a lot to me. Singing is how I relate myself and to the world. In that way I can express feelings that might be hard to express otherwise.

How would you describe yourself in three words/with three characteristics?

Intuitive/Honest/Responsible

Reality shows or Documentaries?

I love documemntaries! I am an information sponge.

  Composer Opera/Operetta Aria Role
1 Georg Friedrich Händel Alcina Verdi prati Ruggiero
2 Gioachino Rossini L'Italiana in Algeri Cruda sorte Isabella
3 Jules Massenet Werther Werther, Werther Charlotte
4 Pjotr Tchaikovsky Orleanskaja Dewa Da chas nastal Johanna
5 Georges Bizet Carmen Habanera (L'amour est un oiseau  rebelle) Carmen