Nationality: Romanian

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

Born in Liveni Vîrnav [now George Enescu], near Dorohoi, Romania, Aug 19, 1881
Died in Paris, France, 3/May 4, 1955