Ileana Cotrubaş: Mozart - Cosi fan tutte, 'In uomini in soldati'

Ileana Cotrubaş (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈle̯ana kotruˈbaʃ]; born June 9, 1939) is a Romanian opera soprano whose career spanned from the 1960s to the 1980s. She was much admired for her acting skills and facility for singing opera in many different languages. Cotrubaş was born in Galaţi. She grew up in a musical family; her father, Vasile, was a tenor in an amateur chorus. Cotrubaş' musical career began at the age of nine when she became a member of a children's radio chorus. By the age of eleven, she wa