Leontina Vaduva [V?duva] is an acclaimed Romanian soprano. She studied at the Bucharest Conservatory and with Ileana Cotruba?, and debuted in the title role of Manon at Toulouse, in 1987. A recipient of the Laurence Olivier Opera Award, she has often appeared at Covent Garden, in Rigoletto, Carmen, and Rom�o et Juliette. In 2000, Vaduva appeared at the Metropolitan Opera, in six performances of La boh�me. The soprano has also sung with the companies of Buenos Aires, Barcelona, Cologne, Vienna, and Paris. Her discography includes Rigoletto, Les contes d'Hoffmann, La boh�me, and an album of "Opera Arias," conducted by Pl�cido Domingo. Especially noteworthy is her DVD of Rom�o et Juliette, with Alagna, conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras and directed by Nicolas Jo�l. 

December 1st, 1960 in Ro?iile (Age 63) as Liliana Ciobanu