BRETAN, Nicolae

Born in Năsăud, March 25, 1887
Died in Cluj, Dec 1, 1968

[“nee-koh-LIE-uh bray-TAHN”/ PRONUNCIATION]

• Bretan was a baritone and conductor who held posts at Hungarian and Romanian opera companies.¹
• Bretan composed opera, Lieder and other vocal works.²

Short biography from the Nicolae Bretan Foundation

1. David Griffioen, “Bretan, Nicolae,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed August 12, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000045042.
2. “Nicolae Bretan,”The Nicolae Bretan Foundation, accessed August 12, 2019, http://www.nicolaebretanmusicfoundation.org/about-nicolae-bretan.