Maria Butaciu (February 19, 1940 – June 11, 2018) was a performer of Romanian folklore music of Transylvania.
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Born | (1940-02-19)February 19, 1940 Salva, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Kingdom of Romania |
Died | June 11, 2018(2018-06-11) (aged 78) Bucharest, Romania |
Nationality | Romania |
Occupation | Singing |
Years active | 1961 – 2018 |
Butaciu was born in Salva, Bistrița-Năsăud County. She attended the Music High School in Cluj, where she started her musical career with the Cluj-Napoca Philharmonic Orchestra.
On April 1, 1961, she came to the Ciocârlia Ensemble of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Bucharest.[1] Butaciu was a singer especially in the Bistrița-Năsăud area.
During her career she worked with conductors such as Constantin Arvinte, Ion Mărgean, Paraschiv Oprea, Victor Predescu, George Vancu, and Alexandru Viman.[2]
In 2001 she was named "Honorary Citizen of Bucharest". Butaciu died in Bucharest on 11 June 2018 at the age of 78.[3] She is buried at the Ghencea Military Cemetery.[4]
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