Famous People with Name Viorica

Viorica Ursuleac            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian

Viorica Ursuleac: was a Romanian operatic soprano, the daughter of a Greek Orthodox archdeacon, born in Chernivtsi, which is now in Ukraine.Following training in Vienna, she made her operatic debut in Zagreb (Agram), as Charlotte in Massenet's Werther, in 1922. The soprano then appeared at the Vienna Volksoper (1924-26), Frankfurt Opera (1926-30), Vienna Staatsoper (1930-35), Berlin Staatsoper (1935-37) and Munich Opera (1937-44). She married the Austrian conductor Clemens Krauss in Frankfurt during her time there.She was Richard Strauss's favorite soprano, and he called her "die treueste aller Treuen" ("the most faithful of all the faithful"). She sang in the world premieres of four of his operas: Arabella (1933), Friedenstag (which was dedicated to Ursuleac and Krauss, 1938), Capriccio (1942), and the public dress rehearsal of Die Liebe der Danae (1944).

Viorica Susanu            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian

Viorica Susanu: is a Romanian rower and winner of four Olympic Gold medals.Susanu rowed in the Romanian women's eight that won the rowing World Championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999, and the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Viorica Dumitru            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian

Viorica Dumitru: is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1970s.

Viorica Ionica            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian

Viorica Ionica: is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.She was part of the Romanian handball team, which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. She played all five matches.

Viorica Iordache            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian

Viorica Iordache: is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of fourth in the K-4 500 m event at Barcelona in 1992.