Teodor Ilincăi

Teodor Ilincăi (born 1983) is a Romanian opera tenor,[1] and poet.

His international debut took place in January 2009 at the Hamburg State Opera (MacDuff in Giuseppe Verdi's Macbeth). In March 2009, he made his debut at the Vienna State Opera (Ismaele in Verdi's Nabucco). His debut in Puccini’s La bohème in Timișoara, Bucharest, and Hannover followed. In December 2009, he made his debut at Royal Opera House in London with La Bohème,[2] under John Copley’s stage direction.

In 2011 Ilincăi performed alongside Angela Gheorghiu in a concert in Valladolid, Spain.[3]

He has worked with conductors including Gabriel Bebeșelea, Patrick Fournillier, Antonino Fogliani, Alexander Joel, David Giménez Carreras, Andris Nelsons, Evelino Pidò, Nayden Todorov and Sebastian Weigle.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Prizes

  • First place in the Tenor’s competition in Szczecin – Poland (2008)[12]
  • Soloist of the year offered by Bucharest VIP Gala Awards (2009)[13]
  • Ludovic Spiess prize, awarded by Romanian Music Forum (2009)[14]
  • In memoriam Iosif Sava distinction for his activity in 2009, offered by Radio România Cultural (2010)[15]
  • Second place at the "Francisco Viñas" international singing competition - Barcelona (2010)[16]

Repertoire

Discography

  • Giacomo Puccini – La bohème (Royal Opera House 2010), DVD [17] and Blu-ray[18]
  • Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly (Hamburg Opera House), DVD and Blu-ray.

References

  1. ↑ "Teodor Ilincăi, official website".
  2. ↑ "La Bohème at Royal Opera House", by Andrew Clements The Guardian (4 January 2010)
  3. ↑ "Concert at Miguel Delibes Auditorium, Valladolid" Deprecated link archived 2013-02-13 at archive.today, Adevarul.es (17 May 2011)
  4. ↑ "Royal charitable concert benefits young Romanian artists". Romania Insider. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Carmen, Teatr Wielki - Opera Narodowa". Operabase. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Turandot". OperaVision. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Discography". Teodor Ilincăi official website. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "The ballet of the National Opera will be guest at the festival Sounds of Oradea". Sofia Opera and Ballet. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci". OperaVision. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Angela Gheorghiu: Diva for Ever". Czech National Symphony Orchestra. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Oper in deutschen Ländern". Deutschlandfunk Kultur. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Szczecin Opera Contest"
  13. ↑ "Gala Premiilor VIP 2009" Archived 2014-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ "Premiile Forumului Muzical Roman", Hotnews
  15. ↑ "Premiile Radio Romania Cultural", Hotnews
  16. ↑ ""Francisco Viñas International Singing Competition"". Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
  17. ↑ "La Boheme at Royal Opera House - DVD", Presto Classical
  18. ↑ "La Boheme at Royal Opera House - Blu-ray", Presto Classical