Maria biesu biography

Maria Bieșu (3 August 1935 – 16 May 2012) was a Moldovan opera singer.
Maria Bieșu was a Moldovan opera singer.
Opera singer, soprano and lied from the Republic of Moldova.

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Moldovan Prima Opera Star Maria Biesu Dies at 76

Maria Biesu, the prima of Moldovan opera, died at the age of 76 after a long and serious disease on Wednesday, Moldovan Deputy Culture Minister George Postike told journalists, ITAR-TASS reports.

Biesu was a Moldovan Soviet opera and chamber singer and also a teacher. She held the honorary titles of People’s Artist of the USSR and the Lenin Prize laureate. She was also decorated with Moldovan state awards.

Professor Alexander Sokolov noted that the whole world had admired Biesu’s soprano. Her first great success came in the 1960s when a young Moldovan opera soloist trained at La Scala theatre in Milano. She learnt title women parts in Italian in operas by Puccini and Verdi. Later, she became the winner of the Third Tchaikovsky International Music contest among vocalists. She won the title ‘Best Cio-Cio-San in the World’ at the First International Competition in Memory of Miura Tomaki held in Japan.

Sokolov recalled the outstanding performances Maria Biesu had given in the Bolshoi and other leading opera t

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Maria Biesu turns 75

The Prima Donna of the National Opera Maria Biesu has turned 75 today. On this occasion, Prime Minister Vlad Filat gave Maria Biesu a bouquet of roses and wished her good health and many happy returns, Info-Prim Neo reports, quoting a communiqué from the Government. The Premier promised the Prima Donna he will provide support in organizing this year’s International Festival “Maria Biesu Invites”. He assured he will also support the activities of the Union of Musicians of Moldova, which is headed by Maria Biesu. “I thank you for everything you’ve done for us all,” Vlad Filat said. For her part, Maria Biesu thanked the Prime Minister for the visit and wished him good luck in his work. The famous opera singer Maria Biesu was born on August 3, 1935 in Volintiri, Tighina county. She made her debut in Puccini’s opera "Tosca". She performed on hundreds of stages. Since 1990, Maria Biesu has invited opera and ballet stars from all over the world to a festival bearing her name. The artist received numerous awards, including "Emeritus Artist", "People’s Artist", "The Or

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Personalities and officials grieving Maria Biesu’s death

Personalities and high-rankling officials are grieving the death of the National Opera Prima Donna Maria Bieau, who is a People’s Artist, Laureate of State Awards, university professor and academician, Doctor Honoris-Causa, holder of the Order of the Republic and of the National Order “Romania’s Star”, Info-Prim Neo reports, quoting the official obituary. Maria Biesu was born on August 3, 1935 in Volintiri village, Stefan-Voda district. She dedicated all her life to the stage and universal music, achieved remarkable results in the country and abroad and was recognized as one of the greatest opera singers of the universal culture. She won prizes at prestigious international contests, including the Third Prize at the International Contest “P.I. Tchaikovsky” in Moscow (1966), and the First Prize and the Golden Cup for the best interpretation of the role of Madame Butterfly in the opera “Madame Butterfly” at the International Singing Contest “Miura Tamaki” in Tokyo (1967). Even if she was invited to work at theaters abroad, Mari