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Hariclea Darcle was a celebrated Romanian operatic soprano, regarded as one of the worlds most famous opera singers during her threedecadelong career.
Darcle was born in Brila to a family with Greek roots. Her father, Ion Haricli, was a landlord in the Teleorman district. Her mother, born Aslan, was a relative of the noble Mavrocordatos family. The family lived for a while in the town of Turnu Mgurele in southern Romania. She began her studies at Conservatoire of music in Iai, making her professional appearances as a concert performer in 1884. She continued her studies in Paris under JeanBaptiste Faure. She married a young officer, Iorgu Hartulari, and became known for a while as Hariclea HartulariDarcle, Darcle being the nom de thtre she adopted when she made her debut at the Paris Opra in 1888 as Marguerite in Charles Gounods Faust. In 1889, she replaced Adelina Patti as Juliette in Gounods Romo et Juliette, to increasing acclaim.
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