Maria Butaciu

Maria Butaciu
Born(1940-02-19)February 19, 1940
Salva, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Kingdom of Romania
DiedJune 11, 2018(2018-06-11) (aged 78)
Bucharest, Romania
NationalityRomanian
OccupationSinging
Years active1961–2018

Maria Butaciu (February 19, 1940 – June 11, 2018) was a performer of Romanian folklore music of Transylvania.

Early days

Butaciu was born in Salva, Bistrița-Năsăud County. She attended the Music High School in Cluj, where she started her musical career with the Cluj-Napoca Philharmonic Orchestra.

Artistic career

On April 1, 1961, she came to the Ciocârlia Ensemble of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Bucharest.[1] Butaciu was a singer especially in the Bistrița-Năsăud area.

During her career she worked with conductors such as Constantin Arvinte, Ion Mărgean, Paraschiv Oprea, Victor Predescu, George Vancu, and Alexandru Viman.[2]

In 2001 she was named "Honorary Citizen of Bucharest". Butaciu died in Bucharest on 11 June 2018 at the age of 78.[3] She is buried at the Ghencea Military Cemetery.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Valea Someșului iradiază în toată ființa mea", Claudiu Ionescu, Formula AS – anul 1999, numărul 347
  2. ^ Consilierii bucureșteni ai PSD au acordat titlul de cetățean de onoare al Bucureștiului unor artiști, 30 noiembrie 2001, Adevărul, accessed 17 January 2014
  3. ^ Cântăreața de muzică populară Maria Butaciu a murit (in Romanian)
  4. ^ Tudor, Iulian (June 13, 2018). "CUTREMURĂTOR. Gestul făcut de Maria Butaciu înainte de a-și da sufletul". Romaniatv.net (in Romanian). Retrieved December 24, 2019.