Valentin Vasiliu

Valentin Vasiliu -baritone- Is a native of Bucharest, Romania, where he graduated from the Music University of Bucharest, completing a Master Degree in vocal performance and pedagogy in 1991. He also studied for four semesters in the DMA program in voice performance at The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. He made his operatic debut with the role of Schaunard in Puccini&rsquos La Boheme at the Romanian Opera in Cluj-Napoca in June of 1990, and followed by a decade of appearances on the opera and symphony stages in Europe, the U.S. and the Far East. He performed regularly with the National Opera Bucharest in roles as Germont in Verdi’s La traviata, Escamillo in Bizet’s Carmen, Sharpless in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Schaunard in La Boheme, and Peter in Humperdinck’s Han