“Cristina Radu in Violetta has demonstrated once again, an unusual talent and musical intelligence. She assumed the difficult role of Violetta Valéry, with such intensity that we completely forgot that she was in fact Cristina Radu and no Violetta. At the end, she was rewarded with standing ovation. This confirms again that there cannot be a great performer without being also a great musician, a man of culture, the horizon and imagination.” (Actualitatea muzicală, May 2012, Bucharest, Romania)

“Bravo Cristina Radu, Micaela dai toni lirici e puliti” (L'Unione Sarda, Caligari 2011, Italy)

“Sehr erfreulich war auf die Vorstellung von Cristina Radu als Margarete. Dabei gefiel auch ihre schöne Sopranstimme sehr gut, so zum Beispiel in ihrer differenzierten Interpretation der Arie am Spinnrad, den mit Leichtigkeit ausgeführten Koloraturen in der Juwelen-Szene und auch den bezauberenden Liebesduetten mit Faust. In der Schlussszene schließlich präsentierte sie sich mit kraftvoller Stimme nochmals als große Opernsängerin, die auch Verdi oder Puccini singen könnte.” (Pirmasens, March 2011, Germany).

“As Leila, the young soprano Cristina Radu gave her best performance by now, demonstrating that she is permanenty concerned with improving her technical condition, as an indispensable support for valuing and complete affirmation of her vocal quallities: an attractive colour voice, with a precious cover and eclat of the whole register.” (Melos, March 2005, Bucharest)

“But it is over the character of Norina in Pasquale that the magician’s wand has passed, played by Cristina Radu. When, in the near future, La Radu is being fought over by La Scala, the Met and Covent Garden, we happy few in Malvern will be able to say: Ah, but we saw and heard her first.” (Herefordshire, June 2004, England)

“Cristina Radu seems to be an ideal Donna Elvira. Her vocal qualities together with her intelligence guide her to versatility in every musical score she performs. Her success as a mozartian dramatic soprano is only to certify a brilliant career debut.” CRISTINA RADU (România literară nr.25/ 2003, Bucharest) Soprano CRISTINA RADU soprano R E P E R T O I R E

E D U C A T I O N: Opera: Donna Elvira |Don Giovanni|Mozart 2008-present: PhD candidate, Musicology – The National Contessa |Le Nozze Di Figaro|Mozart University of Music, Bucharest. Fiordiligi |Cosi Fan Tutte|Mozart Master Classes with Ileana Cotrubaş, Virginia Zeani, Felicity Violeta Valéry |La Traviata|Verdi Lott, Alain Nonat, Ionel Pantea, Denice Graves. Mimi, Musetta |La Bohème|Puccini 2003: Graduated the National University of Music, Bucharest. Suor Angelica |Suor Angelica|Puccini Maria Slătinaru’s Singing Class. Nedda |I Pagliacci|Leoncavallo Margareta |Faust|Gounod Violetta Valery (La Traviata) Artist Diploma – Opera, Oratorio, Lied. Violetta Valery (La Traviata) 1993-1997: Music High school “Dinu Lipatti”, Bucharest. Micaela |Carmen|Bizet 1985-1992: Violin and Piano – Music School, Bucharest. Leila |Les Pecheurs Des Perles|Bizet Antonia, Giulietta |Les contes d’Hoffmann| Offenbach

A W A R D S: Oratorio: Vivaldi |Gloria Great Award | Mihail Jora Competition (Romania, 2001). Pergolesi |Stabat Mater First Prize | Joseph Schmidt Competition (Romania, 2007). Bach |Kantate BWV 61, 80, 140 Fourth Prize | Verviers Competition (Belgium, 2005). Mozart |Requiem| Coronation Mass | Exsultate, Jubilate The Public Prize I Hungarian Music Festival (Romania, 2009). Faure |Requiem The Scholarship Yolanda Mărculescu, Bucharest (2002). Debussy |L’Enfant prodigue Mariza (Gräffin Mariza) Margareta (Faust) Finalist | Salice d’oro Competition (Italy, 2011). Semi-finalist | Jette Parker Young Artists Programme Royal Cycles of Songs: Opera Covent Garden, London (Great Britain, 2006). Berlioz |Les Nuits D’ete Soprano of the year | Culture Awards Gala (Arcuş, 2010). Wagner |Wesendonck Lieder Debussy |Cinq Melodies de P.Bourget W O R K E X P E R I E N C E: Ravel |Cinq Chansons Populaires Grecques Poullenc |Banalités Cristina Radu made her professional debut in 2003 as Donna De Falla |Siete Canciones populares Españolas Elvira in Mozart’s Don Giovanni at The Bucharest National Enescu |Sept Chansons de Cl.Marot Opera House, Romania. She developed her artistic personality Donceanu | Interfenenţe lirice Leila (Les pecheurs de perle) as soloist in Brasov Opera House where she approached a rich Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni) repertoire and she undertook tours of performances on European stages (Great Britain, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, R E C O R D I N G S: Italy and Spain). She also collaborates with Il Teatro Lirico Cagliari (Italy), The National Operas of Bucharest, Constanţa, “Romanian Contemporary Music” with Philarmonia Orchestra, Galaţi. Both attracted of Oratorio and Songs repertoire, she Nicolae Iliescu, conductor | CD | Bucharest, 2005 sustain concerts in USA, Belgium, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Romania. Cristina Radu made recordings and has participated CONTACT: [email protected] http://cristinaradus.wordpress.com/ Micaela (Carmen) in Radio broadcasts and TV shows. Adalgisa (Norma)