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) –
Viorica Cortez at Teatro Campoamor in Oviedo, in the famed production of Robert Carsen. The performances were highly acclaimed by the press. Later on, she was to debut with Teatro del Maggio in Florence ("Cavalleria rusticana"). In 2009, Viorica Cortez starred in the creation of a new opera ("Une affaire etrangere") in Montpellier. Cortez is scheduled to return on stage in "Cavalleria Rusticana" for the 2010-2011 season of the Marseille Opera. "Carmen du siecle" - this is what the French press was headlining in the 1970s. Without any doubt, Cortez was one of the most sought-after Carmens of the 1970s and '80s.