Mariana Nicolesco | |
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| Born | 28 November 1948 |
| Died | 14 October 2022 (aged 73) Bucharest, Romania |
| Resting place | Ghencea Cemetery, Bucharest |
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| Occupation | Operatic soprano |
Mariana Nicolesco (Romanian: [mariˈana nikoˈlesko] or pronounced [nikoˈlesku]; 28 November 1948 – 14 October 2022) was a Romanian operatic soprano who had an international career after she studied in Rome on a scholarship. She was a regular performer at La Scala in Milan where she performed Baroque opera such as Euridice in Rossi's Orfeo, Mozart roles such as Cinna in Lucio Silla in 1984, and contemporary including the world premiere of Luciano Berio's La Vera Storia in 1982.