Personalities and officials grieving Maria Biesu’s death

Personalities and high-rankling officials are grieving the death of the National Opera Prima Donna Maria Bieau, who is a People’s Artist, Laureate of State Awards, university professor and academician, Doctor Honoris-Causa, holder of the Order of the Republic and of the National Order “Romania’s Star”, Info-Prim Neo reports, quoting the official obituary. Maria Biesu was born on August 3, 1935 in Volintiri village, Stefan-Voda district. She dedicated all her life to the stage and universal music, achieved remarkable results in the country and abroad and was recognized as one of the greatest opera singers of the universal culture. She won prizes at prestigious international contests, including the Third Prize at the International Contest “P.I. Tchaikovsky” in Moscow (1966), and the First Prize and the Golden Cup for the best interpretation of the role of Madame Butterfly in the opera “Madame Butterfly” at the International Singing Contest “Miura Tamaki” in Tokyo (1967). Even if she was invited to work at theaters abroad, Maria Biesu chose to remain in the country and improve the rating of the National Opera House, promoting the country’s image abroad. In1987, Maria Biesu was named president of the Union of Musicians of Moldova and vice president of the World Union of Musicians of Moscow in 1992, while from 1990 she had acted as the president of the International Opera and Ballet Festival “Maria Biesu Invites” that will turn 20 this year. Maria Biesu was also the president of honor of the Women’s Association of Moldova, representing Moldova’s women all over the world. “The people of culture have been deeply affected by this huge loss for the national culture. The Prima Donna was loved and admired by hundreds of thousands of people. We will always remember her for her contribution to promoting and developing the national opera of Moldova,” it is said in the obituary. The obituary was signed by senior government officials and people of culture.