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Romanian born, dramatic baritone, Nicolae Raiciu began by studying the
violin at the age of seven. After completing his high
school studies he gravitated towards opera and operatic
vocal training. He was a voice student at the Romanian Musical University
where he graduated with honors. Soon after, he was
engaged at the Bucharest Opera where he
became one of the young and rising stars.
Mr Raiciu and his family moved to Canada in 1992. In 1994 he
performed Escamillo in Carmen with Opera
Mississaugua. Since 2000 he has been a member of the
chorus with the Canadian Opera Company where he often
covers lead roles such as: Don Alvaro in Il Viaggio a Reims, Tomsky Pique
Dame, Scarpia in Tosca, Alberich in Siegfried and Count di Luna in Il
Trovatore.
Most recently, in the Canadian Opera Company’s production of Siegfried, Mr. Raiciu had the
wonderful opportunity of stepping in to the role of Alberich and subsequently performed
4 performances to
great acclaim.
Most recently Mr Raiciu performed the roles of Schlemil, Crespel and
Luther in Les Contes d’Hoffmann with Opéra
de Québec. In July 2005, Mr. Raiciu will be going on tour
with the Kitchener-Waterloo Philharmonic performing in
France and Spain. In February of 2006 he will be
covering the role of Gunter in Götterdämmerung with the
Canadian Opera Company.
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OPERA |
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BORODIN
Igor - Prince Igor
ENESCO
Oedipus - Oedipus
GIORDANO
Gerard - Andrea Chénier
LEONCAVALLO
Tonio - Pagliacci
MOZART
The Count - Le Nozze di Figaro
PUCCINI
Marcello - La Bohème
Gianni Schicchi - Gianni Schicchi
Scarpia - Tosca
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ROSSINI
Don Alvaro - Il Viaggio a Reims
TCHAIKOVSKY
Onegin - Yevgheny Onegin
Tomsky - Pique Dame
Yeletsky - Pique Dame
VERDI
Amonasro - Aida
Carlos - Ernani
Count di Luna - Il Trovatore
Germont - La Traviata
Renato - Un Ballo in Maschera
WAGNER
Alberich - Siegfried
Gunter - Götterdämmerung
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ENGAGED BY: |
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Bucharest Opera House
Bucharest Philharmonic
Canadian Opera Company
Concert Caritatis
Constanta Opera House
Kitchener-Waterloo Philharmonic
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Kitcherner-Waterloo ProMusica
Mississauga Opera House
L'Opéra de Québec
Opera in Concert
Opera Ontario
Timisoara Opera House
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