Hariclea Darclée "Roméo et Juliette" (Juliette); Jacques Halévy "La Juive" (Rachèle); Ruggero Leoncavallo "I Pagliacci" (Nedda) – opera interpreted in première for Romania at Bucharest National Theatre in 1903; Ruggero Leoncavallo "Zaza" (Zaza); Luigi Mancinelli "Hero e Leandro" (Hero) – opera composed for her voice and interpreted in prima assoluta at Madrid, in 1897; Pietro Mascagni "Cavalleria rusticana" (Santuzza) – oper interpreted in première for Romania at Bucharest National Theatre in 1891; Pietro Mascagni "L’amico Fritz" (Suzel) – opera interpreted in première for Teatro Della Pergole of Florence in 1891 and for Bucharest National Theatre in 1910; Pietro Mascagni "Iris" (Iris) –
Oreste Kirkop Oreste Kirkop Oreste Kirkop(Chircop) was born in Ħamrun (Malta) on 26 July 1923. He was the sixth child among the ten siblings of Jean Chircop and Fortunata Panzavecchia. He started to realise his singing capabilities while singing in the shelters during wartime. Afterwards he took lessons from Maltese tenor Nicolo Baldachino. Oreste made his operatic debut on 25 February 1945 as Turiddu in "Cavalleria Rusticana" at the Radio City Opera House in Ħamrun (Malta). In 1948, he met Maltese baritone Joseph Satariano who encouraged him to start an opera career in the UK. Between 1949 and 1950 he continued singing