Opera Brasov - Artisti - Solisti - POPESCU Dan - bass

     Personal information

Address(es): Romania, Brasov, cod 500445 , B-dul Saturn, Nr. 37B, Ap.101
Telephone(s): +40 744 428 646
E-mail(s): dan_popescu_bass@yahoo.com
Nationality(-ies): Romanian citizen
Date of birth: May 6th 1979, CONSTANTA
Gender: Male
Type of voice: Bass

Occupation or position held: Since 2001 - Soloist of the Brasov Opera House
Name and address of employer: Brasov Opera House - Bisericii Romane Str. Nr 51, Brasov, Romania (tel: +40 268 415 990)
Type of business or sector: Department of Culture and Education



Work experience
Activities:
• Brasov Opera annual artistic tours in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, England, Spain, Holland,
Luxemburg, Italy.
Colaborations with:
• Köln Philharmonic Orchestra, “George Enescu” International Festival – 1998:Parsifal (Titurel) by R. Wagner, conductor Gunther Neuhold
• National Opera Bucharest: Cosi fan tutte (Don Alfonso) by W. A.Mozart, conductor Vlad Conta
- 2007
• National Opera Iasi: Les Pecheurs des perles (Nourabad) by G. Bizet, conductor Corneliu Calistru - december 2007
• National Opera Tirana in Appolonia International Festival, edition 2006: Don Giovanni (Leporello)
By W. A. Mozart, conductor Traian Ichim
• Camera Orchestra and Choir Radio – Bucharest:
Missa in do minor by W. A. Mozart, conductor Horia Andreescu - october 1998;
Missa în Sib by F. Schubert, conductor Horia Andreescu - 2003;
La Damnation de Faust (Brander) by H. Berlioz, conductor Horia Andreescu - october 2003
• The Young Orchestra from Bucharest and the Choir of Craiova Philarmony: Requiem by W. A. Mozart, conductor Nicolae Racu - may 1999
• Tour in Italy with the Orchestra and Choir of Bucharest Philarmony George Enescu: Oedipus Rex (Tiresias) by I. Stravinski, conductor Allesio Vlad - 1998
• Brasov Philarmony Orchestra and Astra Choir:
Die Worte des Erlosers am Kreutze by J. Haydn, conductor Steffen Schlandt - may 2006;
Messe in A by C. Franck, conductor Stephan Schlandt - october 2007;
Messa di Gloria by G. Puccini, conductor Petre Sbarcea - november 2004
• Recitals: C-tin Nottara Museum Bucharest, Sala Dalles Bucharest, Sala G. Enescu Bucharest,
Casa Muresenilor Museum Brasov.

Education and training
1993 – 1997 “Haricleea Darclee” High School of Arts
2003 University of Music Bucharest - Graduation and Diploma in Vocal Performance

* July 2000 - Singing Master / Class Prof. Ionel Pantea (Majk - Budapest - Hungary)
Title of qualification awarded: Bass Soloist

Principal subjects/Occupational skills covered:
Canto Class with Prof. Univ. Ionel Voineag
Stage Choregraphy - Prof. Cristina Cottescu and Prof. Hero Lupescu (opera/stage movement)

Prizes
• 2nd Prize - “Haricleea Darclee” National Singing Contest (high school level), Braila 1997
• “Martha Joja” Prize - “I. Perlea” Contest, Slobozia 2001
• Participation at the Verviers Contest, Belgian Province of Liège 2007

Foreign Languages: English French Italian

R E P E R T O I R:

Opera:
• Don Pasquale - Don Pasquale by G. Donizetti
• Coppelius, Lindorf, Dapertutto, Dr. Miracle – Les Contes d’Hoffmann by J. Offenbach
• Don Basilio – Il Barbiere di Siviglia by G. Rossini
• Leporello, Comendatore - Don Giovanni by W. A. Mozart
• Raimondo – Lucia de Lammermoor by G. Donizetti
• Oroveso – Norma by V. Bellini
• Colline - Boema by G. Puccini
• Sparafucile - Rigoletto by G. Verdi
• Don Alfonso - Cosi fan tutte by W. A. Mozart
• Don Bartolo – Le Nozze di Figaro by W. A. Mozart
• Nourabad – Les pecheurs des perles by G. Bizet
• Don Magnifico, Alidoro - La Cenerentola by G. Rossini
• Dr. Grenvil - Traviata by G. Verdi
• Angelotti - Tosca by G. Puccini
• Zuniga - Carmen by G. Bizet
• Capellio si Lorenzo - I Capuleti e I Montecchi by V. Bellini
• Pistola – Falstaff by G. Verdi

Opereta and Musical:
• Franck – Die Fledermaus by J. Strauss
• A. P. Doolitle - My fair Lady by Fr. Loewe
• Flavigny - Mam’zelle Nitouche by F. Herve

Mass and Oratories:
• J. Haydn - Die Worte des Erlosers am Kreuze
• W. A. Mozart - Missa in do minor
• W. A. Mozart - Requiem
• F. Schubert - Missa in Sib major
• G. Puccini - Messa di Gloria
• C. Franck - Messe in A
• H. Berlioz - La damnation de Faust (Brander)
• I. Stravinski - Oedipus Rex (Tiresias)

Lied:
• L. van Beethoven - In questa tomba oscura
• F. Schubert - Erlkonig (Die Neugierige / Standchen)
• R. Schumann - The Lied Cycle (Dichterliebe, Die beiden
Grenadier, Widmung)
• P. I. Ceaikovski - Net tolka tot kto znal
• M. I. Glinka - Somnenie
• M. Mussorgski - Song of The Flea
• R. Strauss - Ruhe meine Seele
• M. Ravel - Chanson a boire
• P. Bentoiu - Doina
• I. Perlea - Totenwacht
• R. Cosma - Ridica-voi ochii mei
• T. Brediceanu - Cantec haiducesc