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Alexa Mezincescu
Alexa Mezincescu (7 March 1936 – 20 June 2019) was a Romanian ballet dancer and choreographer. Life and career Mezincescu trained at the Bucharest Choreography School, and was subsequently sent to train in Leningrad. She was a principal soloist with the Romanian National Opera, where she was noted for her interpretations of Bruckner. Mezincescu was granted the National Order of Faithful Service by Ion Iliescu. Mezincescu died on 20 June 2019, at the age of 83. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mezincescu, Alexa 1936 births 2019 deaths Romanian ballerinas Romanian choreographers Romanian women choreographers ...
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Leningrad
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia. It is situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, with a population of roughly 5.4 million residents. Saint Petersburg is the List of European cities by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in Europe after Istanbul, Moscow and London, the List of cities and towns around the Baltic Sea, most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's List of northernmost items#Cities and settlements, northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a Ports of the Baltic Sea, historically strategic port, it is governed as a Federal cities of Russia, federal city. ...
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Romanian National Opera, Bucharest
The Romanian National Opera, Bucharest ( ro, Opera Națională București) is one of the four national opera and ballet companies of Romania. The company is headquartered in Bucharest, near the Cotroceni neighbourhood. History In 1877, Romanian government regulation stipulated the formation of an opera company under the auspices of the Romanian National Theatre. On 8 May 1885, the ''Compania Opera Română'' (Romanian Opera Company) gave its first performance. The Romanian composer, conductor, singer and teacher George Stephănescu (1843-1925) was the founding director of this company. In 1921, the company was formally established as an independent institution, with subsequent funding that oscillated between direct government funding and funding from private individuals. The first production by the newly formalized company was of Wagner's ''Lohengrin'', conducted by George Enescu. In 1953, a new theatre for opera and ballet was constructed for two international festivals th ...
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