Biography

Paula Iancic studied singing and piano at the “Sabin Drăgoi” Arts College in Arad (2000–2013), and later pursued vocal studies at the “Gheorghe Dima” National Academy of Music in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, where she obtained a master’s degree. She gained her first stage experience in various opera houses across Romania, performing roles such as Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi), Micaëla (Carmen), Musetta and Mimì (La Bohème).

As a member of the Opera Studio at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich (2016–2018), Paula Iancic performed roles such as Barbarina (Le Nozze di Figaro), Papagena (Die Zauberflöte), Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel), Giannetta (L’elisir d’amore), Zaida (Il turco in Italia), Maria (Der Diktator), and a Flowermaiden (Parsifal). She made her debut as Oscar (Un ballo in maschera) at the Bayerische Staatsoper in February 2018.

In 2019, Paula Iancic had her first collaboration with the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf, performing the role of Philotis in the world premiere of Anno Schreier’s Schade, dass sie eine Hure war. That same year, she debuted as Liù in Puccini’s Turandot at the National Opera House in Timișoara, as well as in the roles of Violetta Valéry (La Traviata) and Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) at the Grand Theatre in Poznań.

In 2020, she returned to Düsseldorf as Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro) and also performed Julia in Romeo und Julia by Boris Blacher. Her most notable recent engagements include Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro) at Deutsche Oper am Rhein and her debut as Leonora in Il Trovatore at the National Opera House in Timișoara.

In February 2023, she took part in a series of concerts at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and performed for the first time the title role in Adriana Lecouvreur by F. Cilea and Desdemona in Verdi’s Otello at the National Opera House in Timișoara.

The beginning of 2024 marked a special collaboration with the “George Enescu” Philharmonic Orchestra in Bucharest for the New Year’s concerts, under the baton of Maestro David Crescenzi. In October of the same year, she successfully debuted in the title role of Madama Butterfly at the National Opera House in Timișoara, a role she also performed at the National Opera in Bucharest in April and at the Chisinau Opera House in November 2025. In the same year, Paula Iancic debuted in two big Verdi roles: Aida and Amelia Grimaldi from Simon Boccanegra at the Romanian National Opera in Cluj-Napoca.

Mrs. Iancic has also explored the vocal-symphonic repertoire, including Symphony No. 9 and Christus am Ölberge by Ludwig van Beethoven, Te Deum by Antonín Dvořák, Magnificat by Baldassare Galuppi, Nelson Mass by Joseph Haydn, Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Messa di Gloria by Gioachino Rossini, and Masses No. 2 in G major D167, No. 5 in A-flat major D678, and No. 6 in E-flat major D950 by Franz Schubert.

The special color of her full lyric soprano voice, combined with warm and precise musical phrasing, has brought Paula Iancic numerous accolades:

1. Second Prize – Mozart Competition, Cluj-Napoca (2013);
2. Third Prize – Vox Artis International Voice Competition, Sibiu (2014);
3. First Special Prize – Alexandru Fărcaș International Voice Competition, Arad (2015);
4. Grand Prix – L’Assoluta, Virginia Zeani Royal Voice Competition, Târgu Mureș (2019);
5. Second Prize – Concorso Lirico Internazionale di Portofino (2022).