Soprano Iulia Isaev is one of the voices formed in Romania, which has carried the tradition of the Romanian singing school all over the world, being invited to sing on the most important lyrical scenes.

Graduate of the National Music University in Bucharest, she perfected the art of singing under the guidance of renowned artist and distinguished professor Arta Florescu.

She is the winner of several international bel canto competitions:

LOIRE ATLANTIQUE, NANTES, FRANCE,

GEORGE ENESCU, BUCHAREST, ROMANIA,

MADAMA BUTTERFLY, BARCELONA, SPAIN.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Immediately after graduation, she debuted at the Bucharest National Opera in the following roles:

  Micaela, Carmen by G. Bizet,

Pamina, Die Zauberflöte by W. A. Mozart,

Mimi, La bohème by G. Puccini,

Nedda, Pagliacci by R. Leoncavallo,

Cio-cio-san, Madama Butterfly by G. Puccini.

At the same time, she began her international career and she was invited to Vienna to play the role of Donna Anna in the opera “Don Giovanni” by W.A. Mozart, in a show directed by Franco Zeffirelli.

This role has brought her countless professional satisfactions and has given her the opportunity to appear in more than a hundred performances in various settings, on important stages in Europe and Asia.

Her international career continued with a series of roles interpreted with determination, professionalism, dedication and sensitivity, which resulted in many contracts, as guest, for performances on the most important stages of the lyrical world:

METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE NEW YORK:

Elisabeth, Tannhauser, Wagner

Manon Lescaut, Manon Lescaut, Puccini

Tatiana, Evgheni Oneghin, Ceaikovski

Roxanne, Cyrano de Bergerac, Alfano

Floria Tosca, Tosca, Puccini

Adriana Lecouvreur, Adriana Lecouvreur, Cilea

BAYERICHE STAATSOPER MUNCHEN

Donna Anna, Don Giovanni, Mozart                                                             

WIENER STAATSOPER:

Donna Anna, Don Giovanni, Mozart

Mimi, La Boheme, Puccini

Contessa, Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart

OPERA NATIONAL DE PARIS Palais Garnier

Fiordiligi, Cosi fan tutte, Mozart

OPERA BASTILLE PARIS

Mimi, La Boheme, Puccini

THEATRE CHAMPS-ELYSEES Paris

Requiem, Mozart

STAATSOPER BERLIN:

Fiordiligi, Cosi fan tutte, Mozart

Donna Anna, Don Giovanni, Mozart

DEUTSCHE OPER BERLIN:

Requiem, Verdi

Donna Anna, Don Giovanni, Mozart

SEMPEROPER DRESDEN

Donna Anna, Don Giovanni, Mozart

OPER DER STADT KOLN

Mimi, La Boheme, Puccini

SCHLOSSTHEATER SCHWETZINGEN OPERA FESTIVAL

Donna Anna, Don Giovanni, Mozart

OPERNHAUS ZURICH:

Micaela, Carmen, Bizet

Mimi, La Boheme, Puccini

Fiordiligi, Cosi fan tutte, Mozart

Leonora, Leonora, Paer

OPERA NATIONAL DU RHIN STRASBOURG

Donna Anna, Don Giovanni, Mozart

OPERA NATIONAL LORRAINE NANCY

Donna Anna, Don Giovanni, Mozart

DUTCH NATIONAL OPERA AMSTERDAM

Fiordiligi, Cosi fan tutte, Mozart

HAMBURGICHE STAATSOPER

Desdemona, Otello, Verdi

DAS SESSICHES STAATSTHEATER WIESBADEN

Floria Tosca, Tosca, Puccini

THEATRE ROYAL DE LA MONNAIE BRUSSELES

Donna Anna, Don Giovanni, Mozart

THE NEW NATIONAL THEATRE TOKYO

Donna Anna, Don Giovanni, Mozart

BUNKAMURA HALL, TOKYO

Donna Anna, Don Giovanni, Mozart

TEATRO DELL’OPERA DI ROMA

Donna Anna, Don Giovanni, Mozart

TEATRO REGGIO TORINO

Marguerite, Faust, Gounod

Mimi, La Boheme, Puccini

TEATRO SOCIALE MANTOVA

Cio-cio san, Madama Butterfly, Puccini                                                             

TEATRO SAN CARLO LISABONA

Virgin Mary, Jean D’Arc au bucher, Honegger

Alice Ford, Falstaff, Verdi

TEATRO MALIBRAN VENEZIA

Fata Morgana, L’Amour pour trois oranges, Prokofiev

TEATRO LA FENICE VENEZIA:

Corine, Anacreon, Cherubini

Cio-cio-san, Madama Butterfly, Puccini

GREEK NATIONAL OPERA HOUSE

Elsa de Brabant, Lohengrin, Wagner

From 1992 to present, soprano Iulia Isaev is first soloist of the National Opera House in Bucharest, where she has appeared in an impressive number of performances. She honored with professionalism the premieres, galas, concerts and she was rewarded over time with numerous awards and distinctions.

She recorded in the studio of the Radio Hall opera arias, vocal-symphonic concerts and participated in radio and television programs.

She has been invited to judge various singing contests in the country and she has held Masterclasses.

She has performed vocal symphonic concerts both in the country and abroad, in prestigious halls:

CONCERTGEBOW Amsterdam, Requiem, Verdi

MEGARON  Athens, La Mort du Cleopatra, Berlioz

TEATRO MASSIMO PALERMO, Ein Deutche Requiem, Brahms

PHILHARMONIC FROM KOLN, Requiem, Mozart

She has held opera arias concerts with soprano Angela Gheorghiu and tenor Placido Domingo:

                                 SALA PALATULUI, BUCUREȘTI

                                 GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU, BARCELONA

                                 BUNKAMURA HALL, TOKYO

                                 NAGASAKY HALL CENTER, NAGASAKY

                                 SEOUL OPERA HOUSE, SEOUL

                                 OPERA NATIONAL DE PARIS, PALAIS GARNIER

Throughout her career, she has worked with internationally renowned theater, opera and film directors, such as:

PETER BROOK , DON GIOVANNI, MOZART

 FRANCO ZEFIRELLI, DON GIOVANNI, MOZART

 HUGO DE ANA, FAUST, GOUNOD

 HERBERT VERNIKE, FALSTAFF, VERDI

GRAHAM VICK, FALSTAFF, VERDI

 ANACREON, CHERUBINI

ACHIM FREYER, DON GIOVANNI, production broadcast live on the TV ARTE music channel

ROBERT WILSON, M-MA BUTTERFLY

LUIGI PROIETTI, DON GIOVANNI

ANTOINE BOURSEILLER, DON GIOVANNI

RICHARD EYRE, MANON LESCAUT

DAVID MCVICAR, TOSCA and ADRIANA LECOUVREUR

She has also collaborated with leading international conductors:

                              JAMES LEVINE

                              MARCO ARMILIATO

                              MICHELL PLASSON

                              CARLO RIZZI

                              DANIEL OREN

                              FABIO LUISI

                              MSTISLAV ROSTROPOVICH

                              RAFAEL FRUHBERG DE BURGOS

                              DANIEL HARDING

                              EVELINO PIDO

                              ASCHER FISH

                              ADAM FISCHER

                              FRANZ WELSER-MOST

                              GIANLUIGI GELMETTI

                              RENEE IACOBS

                              GABRIELE FERRO

                              KERY LYNN WILSON

                              ROBIN TICCIATI

                              CRISTIAN MANDEAL

                              ION MARIN

                              SERGIU COMISSIONA

Since 2012 she was an associate professor and since 2018 she is a Conf. Univ. PhD at the National University of Music in Bucharest, Department of Bel Canto and Performing Arts.

Opera repertoire:

Mimi, La Boheme, Puccini

Liu, Turandot, Puccini

Floria Tosca, Tosca, Puccini

Cio-cio-san, M-ma Butterfly, Puccini

Manon, Manon Lescaut, Puccini

Alice Ford, Falstaff, Verdi

Desdemona, Otello, Verdi

Leonora, Il trovatore, Verdi

Micaela, Carmen, Bizet

Pamina, Die Zauberflöte, Mozart

Donna Anna, Don Giovanni, Mozart

Contessa, Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart

Fiordiligi, Cosi fan tutte, Mozart

Nedda, Pagliacci, Leoncavallo

Marguerite, Faust, Gounod

Corinne, Anacreon, Cherubini

Leonora, Leonora, Paer

Tatiana, Evgheni Oneghin, Ceaikovski

Roxanne, Cyrano de Bergerac, Alfano

Adriana Lecouvreur, Adriana Lecouvreur, Cilea

Elsa de Brabant, Lohengrin, Wagner

Elisabeth, Tannhauser, Wagner

Symphonic vocal repertoire:

Requiem, Verdi

Requiem, Mozart

Missa în Do minor, Mozart

La Mort du Cleopatra, Berlioz

Messe Solenne de Sainte Cecile, Gounod

Ein Deutche Requiem, Brahms

Te Deum, Bruckner

Simf. IV, Mahler

Fantasy for. piano, soloists, chorus and orchestra, Beethoven

Simfonia a IX-a, Beethoven