Famous People with Name Mariana

Mariana Nicolesco            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian

Mariana Nicolesco: is a Romanian operatic soprano, particularly associated with Mozart and the bel canto repertory.She trained first as violinist at the Cluj-Napoca Conservatory, she then went on a scholarship to the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, where she studied voice with Jolanda Magnoni, and later had lessons from Rodolfo Celletti and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in Milan. Upon graduation, she won the Rossini International Voice Competition organized by RAI. She came in contact with conductor Thomas Schippers, who did much to further her career, and invited her to Cincinnati, where she made her operatic debut as Mimi in 1972. She returned to Italy, and appeared at the opera houses of Trieste, Venice, Florence, and Rome. She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1978, as Violetta (a role she has sung over 200 times around the world). She also appeared in Chicago and San Francisco.

Mariana Simionescu            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian

Mariana Simionescu: is a former professional tennis player from Romania. She played on the WTA Tour from 1973 to 1980. She won one WTA tour singes title at the Tokyo Outdoors in 1980. Her best Grand Slam performance was reaching the 4th round at Wimbledon in 1977 and she was

Mariana Limbau            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian

Mariana Limbau: is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s.