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"Make a note of this name: Elena Mosuc. This debut recital by the young Romanian coloratura soprano is a knockout...she is absolutely ready for prime time." -CLASSICSTODAY The young Romanian Elena Mosuc from Moldavia made her debut in 1990 at the Iasi Opera, where she appeared as the Queen of the Night, Lucia and Gilda. Soon after, she won First Prize at the International ARD Music Competition in Munich (1990) and in Monte Carlo (1991). These successes were followed by concerts with the symphony orchestras of Munich, Stuttgart, Vienna, Berlin and Leipzig ? conducted by Colin Davis, David Zinman, Jan Latham-Koenig and Eliahu Inbal, among others. Since the 1991/1992 season, Elena Mosuc has been part of the ensemble of the Zurich Opera House and has appeared there in leading roles partnered with Mirella Freni, Lucia Popp, Alfredo Kraus, Leo Nucci, Ruggiero Raimondi and Thomas Hampson, just to name a few. In 1993, Mosuc was awarded the European Music Promotion Prize, and in 1994 she made her first recording. Numerous guest performances have led her to Europe?s most prominent opera houses and to Japan, but she also regularly appears in concerts and operas in her native country.