Ioana Constantin Pipelea

Romanian-Irish soprano Ioana Constantin Pipelea has previously performed with Wexford Festival Opera the roles of Fenitchka (Risurezzione – Alfano), Michelina ( Il Bravo- Mercadante), Norina (Don Paquale- Donizetti- 1performance).

Other operatic roles performed by Ioana are: Pamina (The Magic Flute- Mozart), Vixen (The Cunning Little Vixen- Janacek), Cupid (Semele – Handel), Emmie (Britten’s Albert Herring), Clorinda (Monteverdi’s Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda).

Ioana has performed as soloist at the National Concert Hall Dublin in Mahler’s 4th Symphony with the Hibernian Orchestra, RTÈ Lyric FM live broadcast concert with the National Symphony Orchestra and Mozart’s Exultate, jubilate with RIAM Chamber Orchestra; at Ulster Hall Belfast as soloist in BBC Radio Ulster live broadcast concert with Ulster Orchestra.

Ioana is the 2nd Prize winner at the Corsica Lirica International Singing Competition. The soprano will make her debut this year as Contessa Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro by Mozart at the Romanian National Opera Cluj.