{{Short description|Romanian opera singer}} {{Infobox person | name = Marian Pop | image = | caption = Marian Pop | birth_place = Cluj, Romania | occupation = Operatic baritone | years_active = 1995–present | notable_works = Creating title role in ''Cyrano'' | employer = Vienna State Opera; Volksoper Wien; Theater Basel; Staatstheater Kassel }}
'''Marian Pop''' is a Romanian operatic baritone who has performed in operas and concerts since the mid-1990s. He has appeared in several Verdi leading roles in broadcast performances released by OperaVision<ref>{{cite news |last=Tahler |first=Lotte |title=Review of Marcus Bosch's "Alzira" at Opernfest Heidenheim by Lotte Tahler – Only Stage |url=https://www.onlystage.co.uk/review-of-marcus-boschs-alzira-at-opernfest-heidenheim-by-lotte-tahler/ |access-date=17 February 2026 |agency=Only Stage}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Attila {{!}} Operavision |url=https://operavision.eu/performance/attila-0 |website=operavision.eu |publisher=OperaVision |access-date=17 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Turnevicius |first=Leonard |title=Opernfestspiele Heidenheim {{!}} Attila {{!}} Opera Canada |url=https://operacanada.ca/opernfestspiele-heidenheim-attila-simultaneously-confused-and-amused/ |access-date=17 February 2026 |work=Opera Canada |date=1 October 2025}}</ref> and SWR Fernsehen<ref>{{cite news |last1=KG |first1=imfernsehen GmbH & Co |title=Giuseppe Verdi: ''Alzira''|url=https://www.fernsehserien.de/filme/giuseppe-verdi-alzira |access-date=17 February 2026 |work=fernsehserien.de |date=14 September 2025 |language=de}}</ref> at Opernfestspiele Heidenheim. He played the title role in the 21st-century opera ''Cyrano'' by David DiChiera in 2011. His most performed role is Figaro in Gioachino Rossini’s ''Il barbiere di Siviglia'', which he has performed over 600 times.<ref name="eposito interview">{{cite news |last=Esposito |first=Fernanda |title=Marian Pop, voce e anima dell'opera: «Il segreto? Essere sempre se stessi sul palco» |url=https://informareonline.com/marion-pop-voce-e-anima-dellopera-il-segreto-essere-sempre-se-stessi-sul-palco/ |access-date=25 January 2026 |work=Informareonline |date=20 August 2025 |language=it-IT}}</ref> Pop represented Romania in the 1997 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Cardiff Singer of the World – Performers A–Z |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4DsyMMz0KdLWkj64nmgZ6nL/performers-a-z |website=BBC |access-date=29 January 2026}}</ref> In the later part of his career, he has focused on the Italian repertory, especially the operas of Verdi, performing 11 major roles.
==Biography==
===Early life and training===
Born in Cluj, Pop initially trained as a violinist before turning to vocal studies after being encouraged by a teacher who recognised his vocal potential.<ref name="eposito interview" />
===Singing career===
Soon after graduating from his singing studies in 1995, Pop was engaged at the Staatsoper and Volksoper Vienna, appearing in roles including Ping, Valentin, Falke, Homonay and Malatesta between 1995 and 1999.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vorstellungen mit Marian Pop {{!}} Spielplanarchiv der Wiener Staatsoper |url=https://archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at/search/person/3402 |website=archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at |publisher=Wiener Staatsoper |access-date=27 January 2026}}</ref> During this period he appeared alongside Leo Nucci<ref>{{cite web |title="Rigoletto" am 09.03.1999 {{!}} Spielplanarchiv der Wiener Staatsoper |url=https://archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at/performances/6518 |website=archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at |access-date=27 March 2026}}</ref>, Simon Keenlyside<ref>{{cite web |title="Il barbiere di Siviglia" am 04.03.1999 {{!}} Spielplanarchiv der Wiener Staatsoper |url=https://archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at/performances/10613 |website=archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at |access-date=27 March 2026}}</ref> and Dmitri Hvorostovsky<ref>{{cite web |title="Don Carlo (Ital.) / Don Carlos" am 25.05.1999 {{!}} Spielplanarchiv der Wiener Staatsoper |url=https://archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at/performances/10648 |website=archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at |access-date=27 March 2026}}</ref>, and worked with Jonathan Miller in his 1997 production of ''Fedora''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marian Pop als "Dr. Boroff, Loris' Freund" in "Fedora" {{!}} Spielplanarchiv der Wiener Staatsoper |url=https://archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at/search/person/3402/work/56/role/119 |website=archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at |access-date=31 January 2026}}</ref> That same year he appeared at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition representing Romania.
He subsequently appeared as a guest at the Opéra Bastille in Paris and the Staatsoper Stuttgart, performing roles including Marullo, Eisenstein, Beckmesser and Dr. Falke which received a favourable review in The New York Times<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stevens |first1=David |last2=Tribune |first2=International Herald |title=2 Classics Of Vienna In Paris |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/17/style/IHT-2-classics-of-vienna-in-paris.html |access-date=28 March 2026 |work=The New York Times |date=17 January 2001}}</ref>, and the title role in ''Il ritorno di Ulisse in patria''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marian Pop – Salzburger Landestheater |url=https://www.salzburger-landestheater.at/de/personen/marian-pop.html |website=www.salzburger-landestheater.at |access-date=12 February 2026}}</ref> In 2005 he joined the permanent soloist ensemble of Theater Basel.<ref>{{cite news |title=Neue Stimmen am Staatstheater |url=https://www.hna.de/kultur/neue-stimmen-staatstheater-3167224.html |access-date=17 February 2026 |work=www.hna.de |agency=Verlag Dierichs GmbH & Co KG |date=15 October 2013 |language=de}}</ref>
Pop created and premiered the title role in David DiChiera’s opera ''Cyrano'', based on Edmond Rostand’s play ''Cyrano de Bergerac'', at Michigan Opera Theatre in October 2007. DiChiera wrote the role specifically for Pop, collaborating with him during the composition and rehearsal process.<ref>{{cite web|title="Succesul este o călătorie" – baritonul Marian Pop în dialog cu Valentina Pușcaș|url=https://bookhub.ro/succesul-este-o-calatorie-baritonul-marian-pop-in-dialog-cu-valentina-puscas/?|website=BookHUB|date=15 August 2019 |access-date=4 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Composer David DiChiera's Cyrano Brings Depth to Big Schnoz Tale|url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts-culture/composer-david-dichieras-cyrano-brings-depth-to-big-schnoz-tale-6504811/|website=Miami New Times|date=21 April 2011 |access-date=4 February 2026}}</ref> He later performed the role in Philadelphia and at Florida Grand Opera, where the production received critical attention.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cyrano at The Opera Company of Philadelphia – Opera Today|url=https://operatoday.com/2008/03/cyrano_at_the-opera-company-of-philadelphia/|website=Opera Today|access-date=4 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=DiChiera's impassioned music makes FGO's "Cyrano" take flight|url=https://southfloridaclassicalreview.com/2011/04/dichieras-impassioned-music-makes-fgos-cyrano-take-flight/|website=South Florida Classical Review|access-date=4 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Opera Company's "Cyrano" (2nd review)|url=https://www.broadstreetreview.com/articles/opera-companys-cyrano-2nd-review|website=Broad Street Review|date=12 February 2008 |access-date=4 February 2026}}</ref>
[[File:Florida_Grand_Opera_-_Flickr_-_Knight_Foundation_(1).jpg|thumb|right|Marian Pop and Sébastien Guèze in ''Cyrano'' at Florida Grand Opera]]
In 2013, Pop joined the permanent soloist ensemble of Staatstheater Kassel, where he was awarded the Kassel Volksbühne Prize in 2015 following a public vote.<ref name="auto">{{cite news |last=Fritsch |first=Werner |title=HNA-Leser haben gewählt: Sänger Marian Pop erhält Volksbühne-Preis |url=https://www.hna.de/kultur/hna-leser-haben-gewaehlt-saenger-marian-erhaelt-volksbuehne-preis-5067756.html |access-date=17 February 2026 |work=www.hna.de |date=2 June 2015 |language=de}}</ref>
Since then, Pop has gone on to sing almost all the major baritone Verdi roles, including Count di Luna in ''Il trovatore'', Renato in ''Un ballo in maschera'', Rigoletto, Germont in ''La traviata'', Macbeth, Don Carlos in ''Ernani'', Ezio in ''Attila'', and the title role in ''Alzira''. He has appeared as Rigoletto at Staatstheater Kassel, Maribor Slovene National Theatre and Stadttheater Bremerhaven, and sang Macbeth in Bremerhaven.<ref>{{cite web |title=Die Inszenierung in der Musik – Giuseppe Verdis "Macbeth" in Bremerhaven |website=nmz – neue musikzeitung |date=18 September 2022 |url=https://www.nmz.de/kritik/oper-konzert/die-inszenierung-der-musik-giuseppe-verdis-macbeth-bremerhaven |access-date=31 January 2026}}</ref> He performed ''Alzira'' and ''Attila'' at the Opernfestspiele Heidenheim.<ref>{{cite web |title=Supersieg gegen das Verdi-Klischee: ''Alzira'' bei den Opernfestspielen Heidenheim |website=nmz – neue musikzeitung |date=2024 |url=https://www.nmz.de/kritik/oper-konzert/supersieg-gegen-das-verdi-klischee-alzira-bei-den-opernfestspielen-heidenheim |access-date=31 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Heidenheim/Congress Centrum/Opernfestspiele: ''Alzira'' von Giuseppe Verdi. Viva Verdi |url=https://onlinemerker.com/heidenheim-congress-centrum-opernfestspiele-alzira-von-giuseppe-verdi-viva-verdi/ |access-date=17 February 2026 |work=Online Merker |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Alazem |first=Yehya |title=Review: Verdi's ''Alzira'' / Opernfestspiele Heidenheim |url=https://interclassical.com/review-verdis-alzira-opernfestspiele-heidenheim/ |access-date=17 February 2026 |work=InterClassical |date=31 July 2024}}</ref> He has also performed ''La forza del destino'' at Operklosterneuburg near Vienna and the ''Requiem'' at the Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre.<ref>{{cite news |title=Verdi Requiem |url=https://www.kkl-luzern.ch/en/events/verdi-requiem_31 |access-date=4 March 2026 |publisher=KKL Luzern}}</ref>
In 2017 Pop sang the title role of Cardillac at the Salzburger Landestheater<ref>{{cite news |title=Cardillac – Salzburger Landestheater |url=https://www.salzburger-landestheater.at/de/produktionen/cardillac.html |access-date=4 March 2026 |work=www.salzburger-landestheater.at}}</ref>. Pop has also appeared as a guest artist at Stadttheater Klagenfurt<ref>{{cite news |last=Cerha |first=Michael |title=Hemmungsloser Rausch: Strawinsky und Carl Orff in Klagenfurt |url=https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000144875361/hemmungsloser-rausch-strawinsky-und-carl-orff-in-klagenfurt |access-date=17 February 2026 |work=Der Standard |language=de-AT}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Waldner-Petutschnig |first=Karin |title="Der Feuervogel/Carmina Burana": Die Dancing Stars vom Stadttheater Klagenfurt |url=https://www.kleinezeitung.at/kultur/kaernten/6267688/Der-FeuervogelCarmina-Burana_Die-Dancing-Stars-vom-Stadttheater |access-date=17 February 2026 |work=Kleine Zeitung |date=24 March 2023 |language=de}}</ref>.
In 2026 it was announced that Pop would return to Opernfestspiele Heidenheim to sing Jago<ref>{{cite web |title=Marian Pop – OH! Opernfestspiele Heidenheim |url=https://www.opernfestspiele.de/kuenstler/solistinnen-solisten/marian-pop.html |website=www.opernfestspiele.de |access-date=4 March 2026}}</ref>
===Personal life===
He lives with his wife and their son in Austria.<ref>{{cite news |last=Star |first=Cathalena E. Burch |title=Baritone enjoys fun side of Figaro |url=https://tucson.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/baritone-enjoys-fun-side-of-figaro/article_a914120b-c041-5df8-888c-90769e0cb7d2.html |access-date=4 February 2026 |work=Arizona Daily Star |date=30 April 2010}}</ref>
==Teaching==
In 2017 Pop completed a doctorate in vocal pedagogy, titled ''Improving Stage Diction in Opera Performance'', at the Gheorghe Dima National Music Academy.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="BruckneruniFaculty">{{cite web |title=Voice and Music Theatre (Institute) |url=https://www.bruckneruni.ac.at/en/about/the-university/institutes/voice-and-music-theatre |website=Anton Bruckner Private University |access-date=13 January 2026}}</ref> In 2020 he joined the Anton Bruckner Private University (Institute for Voice and Music Theatre) in Linz as a lecturer in singing<ref name="BruckneruniFaculty"/> and published two books on stage pronunciation and phonetic-semantic analysis.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pop |first1=Marian|ref=none|title=Incursiune în lumea pronunţiei scenice |date=2020 |publisher=MediaMusica |isbn=9786066451406}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Pop |first1=Marian|ref=none|title=Analize fonetico-semantice |date=2020 |publisher=MediaMusica |isbn=978-606-645-141-3}}</ref>
==Selected operatic roles== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} *David DiChiera **''Cyrano'' – Cyrano<ref>{{cite news |last1=VALLONGO |first1=SALLY |title=DiChiera delivers lush, spellbinding 'Cyrano' |url=https://www.toledoblade.com/Music-Theater-Dance/2007/10/15/DiChiera-delivers-lush-spellbinding-Cyrano.html |access-date=29 March 2026 |work=The Blade |publisher=Toledo Blade Co. |date=October 15, 2007 |language=en}}</ref> *Gaetano Donizetti **''Don Pasquale'' – Dottor Malatesta<ref>{{cite web |title=DON PASQUALE Vienna 1996 Franz Hawlata, Ildiko Raimondi, Sebastian Reinthaller, Marian Pop |url=https://www.operaonvideo.com/don-pasquale-vienna-1996-franz-hawlata-ildiko-raimondi-sebastian-reinthaller-marian-pop/ |publisher=Opera On Video |access-date=28 March 2026 |date=29 February 2024}}</ref> **''L'elisir d'amore'' – Belcore<ref>{{cite book |title=Temporada 2002 |date=2002 |publisher=Teatro Municipale Santiago Chile |location=Chile |url=https://archivospatrimoniales.uc.cl/bitstream/handle/123456789/60636/Carp%2026%20doc%2007.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |access-date=28 March 2026}}</ref> *Charles Gounod **''Faust'' – Valentin<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cieca |first1=La |title=regie royale |url=https://parterre.com/2008/03/20/regie/ |website=Parterre Box |access-date=27 March 2026 |date=21 March 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Faust 2007/08 {{!}} Archiv Theater Basel |url=https://archiv.theater-basel.ch/2007-08/faust |website=archiv.theater-basel.ch |access-date=28 March 2026 |language=de}}</ref> **''Roméo et Juliette'' – Mercutio<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moravcsik |first1=Andrew |title=Opera Today: March 2011 Archives |url=https://www.operatoday.com/content/2011/03/ |access-date=27 March 2026 |work=www.operatoday.com |publisher=Opera Today |date=March 5, 2011}}</ref> *Paul Hindemith **''Cardillac'' – Cardillac<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ehrlich |first1=Dr Charles E. |title=Salzburger Landestheater |url=https://drceehrlich.wordpress.com/2018/04/21/salzburger-landestheater-8/ |website=Charles Ehrlich's Musical Notes |access-date=28 March 2026 |language=en |date=21 April 2018}}</ref> *Thomas Johnson **''The Four-Note Opera'' – Baritone<ref>{{cite web |title=The Four Note Opera 2007/08 {{!}} Archiv Theater Basel |url=https://archiv.theater-basel.ch/2007-08/four-note-opera |website=archiv.theater-basel.ch |access-date=28 March 2026 |language=de}}</ref> *Erich Wolfgang Korngold **''Die tote Stadt'' – Frank<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sannemann |first1=Kaspar |title=Kassel: "Die tote Stadt" |url=https://deropernfreund.de/staatstheater-kassel/kassel-die-tote-stadt-9818/ |access-date=28 March 2026 |publisher=Der Opernfreund |date=25 April 2016 |language=de-DE}}</ref> *Franz Lehár **''Die lustige Witwe'' – Graf Danilo<ref>{{cite web |title=Die lustige Witwe Daegu 2018 |url=https://www.operaonvideo.com/die-lustige-witwe-daegu-2018/ |website=Opera On Video |access-date=28 March 2026 |date=2 July 2020}}</ref> *Ruggero Leoncavallo **''Pagliacci'' – Tonio<ref>{{cite news |last1=McQuillen |first1=James |title=Opera review: Revival of 'Pagliacci' and 'Carmina Burana' as powerful, enthralling as before |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/performance/2010/09/opera_review_revival_of_paglia.html#:~:text=Emily%20Pulley%2C%20as%20Canio's%20wife%20Nedda%2C%20and,hit%20their%20stride%2C%20but%20they%20came%20together |access-date=27 March 2026 |publisher=Oregonian/OregonLive |date=September 25, 2010}}</ref>; Silvio<ref>{{cite web |title=Pagliacci, Portland Opera, Sep 23 – Oct 1 2010 ... |url=https://www.operabase.com/productions/pagliacci-51280/is |website=www.operabase.com |access-date=27 March 2026}}</ref> *Jules Massenet **''Cendrillon'' – Pandolphe<ref>{{cite web |title=Cendrillon – Stadttheater Klagenfurt (2020) (Production – Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, austria) {{!}} Opera Online – The opera lovers web site |url=https://www.opera-online.com/en/items/productions/cendrillon-stadttheater-klagenfurt-2020 |website=www.opera-online.com |access-date=29 March 2026 |language=en}}</ref> *Pietro Mascagni **''Cavalleria rusticana'' – Alfio<ref>{{cite news |last1=Denker |first1=Wolfgang |title=Bremerhaven: "Cavalleria Rusticana" / "I Pagliacci" |url=https://deropernfreund.de/stadttheater-bremerhaven/bremerhaven-cavalleria-rusticana-i-pagliacci-6141/ |access-date=27 March 2026 |date=15 November 2019 |language=de-DE}}</ref> *Claudio Monteverdi **''Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria'' – Ulisse<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wurzel |first1=Christoph |title=Stuttgart: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria / Online Musik Magazin |url=https://www.omm.de/veranstaltungen/musiktheater20012002/ST-il-ritorno-d-ulisse.html |access-date=27 March 2026 |work=www.omm.de |publisher=Online Music Magazine |date=October 5, 2001}}</ref> *Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart **''Le nozze di Figaro'' – Conte Almaviva<ref>{{cite news |title=Opera Today: April 2013 Archives |url=https://www.operatoday.com/content/2013/04/ |access-date=27 March 2026 |work=www.operatoday.com |publisher=Opera Today}}</ref> **''Don Giovanni'' – Don Giovanni<ref>{{cite web |title=Don Giovanni 2005/06 {{!}} Archiv Theater Basel |url=https://archiv.theater-basel.ch/2005-06/don-giovanni |website=archiv.theater-basel.ch |access-date=28 March 2026 |language=de}}</ref> **''Così fan tutte'' – Guglielmo<ref>{{cite web |title=Marian Pop Archives – Lisa M. Frame |url=https://www.adailypinch.com/tag/marian-pop |website=www.adailypinch.com |publisher=A Daily Pinch |access-date=28 March 2026 |date=20 October 2010}}</ref> **''La clemenza di Tito'' – Publius<ref>{{cite web |title=Programme 2013 – Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/16207791/programme-2013-innsbrucker-festwochen-der-alten-musik |website=yumpu.com |access-date=29 March 2026 |language=en}}</ref> *Amilcare Ponchielli **''La Gioconda'' – Barnaba<ref>{{cite news |last1=Neilson |first1=Alan |title=Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck 2017 Review – ''La Gioconda'': Elena Mikhailenko Shines In Controversial But Effective Production |url=https://operawire.com/tiroler-landestheater-innsbruck-2017-review-la-gioconda-elena-mikhailenko-shines-in-controversial-but-effective-production/ |access-date=27 March 2026 |work=OperaWire |date=6 December 2017}}</ref> *Sergei Prokofiev **''L'amour des trois oranges'' – Pantalone<ref>{{cite web |title=L'amour des trois oranges 2006/07 {{!}} Archiv Theater Basel |url=https://archiv.theater-basel.ch/2006-07/lamour-des-trois-oranges |website=archiv.theater-basel.ch |access-date=28 March 2026 |language=de}}</ref> *Giacomo Puccini **''La bohème'' – Marcello<ref>{{cite web |title=La Bohème, Michigan Opera Theatre, Nov 12-20 2010, Detroit |url=https://www.operabase.com/productions/la-boheme-52124/da |website=www.operabase.com |access-date=27 March 2026}}</ref>; Schaunard **''Turandot'' – Ping<ref>{{cite web |title=Marian Pop als "Ping" in "Turandot" {{!}} Spielplanarchiv der Wiener Staatsoper |url=https://archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at/search/person/3402/work/187/role/438 |website=archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at |access-date=29 March 2026}}</ref> **''Gianni Schicchi'' – Gianni Schicchi<ref>{{cite news |last1=Florea |first1=Anca |title=Review – Surprises and Re-encounters at the Opera House in Iasi |url=https://en.romania-muzical.ro/articole/art.htm?c=19&g=2Roman&arh=1&y=2012&a=843571 |access-date=29 March 2026 |work=en.romania-muzical.ro |publisher=Radio Romania Muzical |date=18 April 2012}}</ref> **''Tosca'' – Scarpia<ref>{{cite web |title=Opera Brasov {{!}} Spectacole de opera Brasov {{!}} Opera din Brasov {{!}} Spectacole Brasov {{!}} Opera din brasov program {{!}} Bilete pentru Opera Brasov |url=https://www.opera-brasov.ro/tosca-cu-casa-inchisa-la-opera-brasov/ |website=Opera Brasov {{!}} Spectacole de opera Brasov {{!}} Opera din Brasov {{!}} Spectacole Brasov {{!}} Opera din brasov program |access-date=29 March 2026 |language=ro-RO}}</ref> **''Manon Lescaut'' – Geronte<ref>{{cite web |title=Manon Lescaut – Stadttheater Klagenfurt |url=https://www.stadttheater-klagenfurt.at/produktionen/manon-lescaut/ |website=Stadttheater Klagenfurt |access-date=27 March 2026 |language=de}}</ref> {{col-break}} *Gioachino Rossini **''Il barbiere di Siviglia'' – Figaro<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nockin |first1=Maria |title=Opera Today : Il barbiere di Siviglia, Arizona Opera |url=https://www.operatoday.com/content/2010/04/il_barbiere_di_.php |access-date=27 March 2026 |work=www.operatoday.com |publisher=Opera Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Il barbiere di Siviglia 2004/05 {{!}} Archiv Theater Basel |url=https://archiv.theater-basel.ch/2004-05/il-barbiere-di-siviglia |website=archiv.theater-basel.ch |access-date=28 March 2026 |language=de}}</ref> **''La Cenerentola'' – Dandini<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Lawrence A. |title=South Florida Classical Review » » Florida Grand does Rossini right with charming, delightful "Cenerentola" |url=https://southfloridaclassicalreview.com/2009/01/florida-grand-does-rossini-right-with-charming-delightful-cenerentola/ |access-date=27 March 2026 |work=southfloridaclassicalreview.com |publisher=South Florida Classical Review |date=Jan 26, 2009}}</ref> **''L'italiana in Algeri'' – Taddeo<ref>{{cite web |title=L'italiana in Algeri 2006/07 {{!}} Archiv Theater Basel |url=https://archiv.theater-basel.ch/2006-07/litaliana-algeri |website=archiv.theater-basel.ch |access-date=27 March 2026 |language=de}}</ref> *Richard Strauss **''Ariadne auf Naxos'' – Harlekin<ref>{{cite web |title=Marian Pop als "Harlekin" in "Ariadne auf Naxos" {{!}} Spielplanarchiv der Wiener Staatsoper |url=https://archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at/search/person/3402/work/230/role/1026 |website=archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at |access-date=29 March 2026}}</ref> **''Der Rosenkavalier'' – Faninal<ref>{{cite news |last1=Steinbach |first1=Ludwig |title=Kassel: "Der Rosenkavalier" |url=https://deropernfreund.de/staatstheater-kassel/kassel-der-rosenkavalier-9821/ |access-date=29 March 2026 |publisher=Der Opernfreund |date=10 November 2014 |language=de-DE}}</ref> **''Die Frau ohne Schatten'' – Der Einäugige<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stopka |first1=Bernd |title=Kassel: Die Frau ohne Schatten / Online Musik Magazin |url=https://www.omm.de/veranstaltungen/musiktheater20132014/KS-die-frau-ohne-schatten.html |access-date=29 March 2026 |work=www.omm.de |publisher=Online Musik Magazin |date=24 May 2014}}</ref> *Johann Strauss II **''Die Fledermaus'' – Eisenstein; Dr. Falke<ref>{{cite web |title=Die Fledermaus Opéra National de Paris 14 December – 21 January 2000/01 |url=https://www.operabase.com/productions/die-fledermaus-11553/en |website=www.operabase.com |access-date=28 March 2026}}</ref> *Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky **''Eugene Onegin'' – Eugene Onegin<ref>{{cite web |title=Eugene Onegin Kassel 2015 Bermudez Pop Alkhouri |url=https://www.operaonvideo.com/eugene-onegin-kassel-2015-bermudez-pop-alkhouri/ |website=Opera On Video |access-date=28 March 2026 |date=2 February 2022}}</ref> *Giuseppe Verdi **''Il trovatore'' – Conte di Luna<ref>{{cite web |title=IL TROVATORE Cluj-Napoca 2010 Veronica Fizeșan, Andrada Roșu, Marius Vlad Budoiu, Marian Pop, Adrian Sâmpetrean |url=https://www.operaonvideo.com/il-trovatore-cluj-napoca-2010-veronica-fizesan-andrada-rosu-marius-vlad-budoiu-marian-pop-adrian-sampetrean/ |publisher=Opera On Video |access-date=29 March 2026 |date=14 June 2023}}</ref> **''Don Carlo'' – Rodrigo, Marchese di Posa<ref>{{cite web |title=Don Carlos 2006/07 {{!}} Archiv Theater Basel |url=https://archiv.theater-basel.ch/2006-07/don-carlos |website=archiv.theater-basel.ch |access-date=28 March 2026 |language=de}}</ref> **''Un ballo in maschera'' – Renato<ref>{{cite web |last1=Trasca |first1=Adrian |title=Opera Nationala RO – Programul Operei romane din Cluj – luna ianuarie 2010 |url=https://www.operanationala.ro/stire_detalii.php?id_item=136 |website=www.operanationala.ro |language=RO}}</ref> **''Macbeth'' – Macbeth<ref>{{cite news |last1=Denker |first1=Wolfgang |title=Bremerhaven: ''Macbeth''|url=https://deropernfreund.de/stadttheater-bremerhaven/bremerhaven-macbeth-6137/ |access-date=29 March 2026 |publisher=Der Opernfreund |date=18 September 2022 |language=de-DE}}</ref> **''Rigoletto'' – Rigoletto<ref>{{cite web |title=Rigoletto – SNG |url=https://www.sng-mb.si/event/rigoletto/?lang=en |publisher=Slovene National Theatre Maribor |access-date=29 March 2026}}</ref>; Marullo<ref>{{cite web |title=Marian Pop als "Marullo" in "Rigoletto" {{!}} Spielplanarchiv der Wiener Staatsoper |url=https://archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at/search/person/3402/work/155/role/477 |website=archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at |access-date=29 March 2026}}</ref> **''Ernani'' – Don Carlo<ref>{{cite web |title=COV 91925 – Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani |url=https://covielloclassics.de/en/Katalog/cov-91925-giuseppe-verdi-ernani/ |website=Coviello Classics |access-date=27 March 2026}}</ref> **''Alzira'' – Gusmano<ref>{{cite news |title=ARD Oper {{!}} BR-Klassik |url=https://www.br-klassik.de/programm/radio/ausstrahlung-3579866.html |access-date=27 March 2026 |work=www.br-klassik.de |publisher=Bayerischer Rundfunk |date=22 September 2024 |language=de}}</ref> **''Attila'' – Ezio<ref>{{cite news |last1=Autorino |first1=Damián |title=Verdi's Attila from Heidenheim Opera Festival – free on OperaVision |url=https://moto-perpetuo.com/verdi-attila-opervision-free-streaming/ |access-date=27 March 2026 |work=Moto Perpetuo |date=11 August 2025}}</ref> **''Otello'' – Iago<ref>{{cite web |title=Marian Pop – OH! Opernfestspiele Heidenheim |url=https://www.opernfestspiele.de/kuenstler/solistinnen-solisten/marian-pop.html |website=www.opernfestspiele.de |access-date=27 March 2026}}</ref> **''La forza del destino'' – Don Carlo di Vargas; Un chirurgo<ref>{{cite web |title=La forza del destino, Oper Klosterneuburg, Jul 2-29 2021 |url=https://www.operabase.com/productions/la-forza-del-destino-120004/de |website=www.operabase.com |access-date=27 March 2026}}</ref> **''La Traviata'' – Father Germont<ref>{{cite news |last1=Drescher |first1=Manfred |title=Meiningen: "La traviata" |url=https://deropernfreund.de/staatstheater-meiningen/meiningen-la-traviata-5389/ |access-date=29 March 2026 |publisher=Der Opernfreund |date=22 February 2017 |language=de-DE}}</ref> *Richard Wagner **''Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'' – Beckmesser<ref>{{cite web |title=Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Staatsoper Stuttgart 03 Oktober – 04 Januar 2003/04 |url=https://www.operabase.com/productions/die-meistersinger-von-nurnberg-22289/de |website=www.operabase.com |access-date=28 March 2026}}</ref> **''Götterdämmerung'' – Gunther<ref>{{cite web |title=Götterdämmerung – Stadttheater Klagenfurt |url=https://www.stadttheater-klagenfurt.at/produktionen/goetterdaemmerung/ |website=Stadttheater Klagenfurt |access-date=28 March 2026 |language=de}}</ref> **''Das Rheingold'' – Donner<ref>{{cite web |title=Operabook |url=https://operabook.org/en/performance/59434 |website=operabook.org |access-date=28 March 2026}}</ref> **''Tristan und Isolde'' – Melot<ref>{{cite web |title=Tristan und Isolde 2004/05 {{!}} Archiv Theater Basel |url=https://archiv.theater-basel.ch/2004-05/tristan-und-isolde |website=archiv.theater-basel.ch |access-date=28 March 2026 |language=de}}</ref> *Mieczysław Weinberg **''Die Passagierin'' – Tadeusz<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stryker |first1=Mark |title=MOT's 'Passenger' is a nightmare journey into the past |url=https://eu.freep.com/story/entertainment/arts/mark-stryker/2015/11/19/mot-opera-weinberg-passenger/75945618/ |access-date=28 March 2026 |work=Detroit Free Press |date=19 November 2015}}</ref> {{col-end}}
==Discography==
===CD=== {{Discography list |Type=Studio |Name=Verdi: Alzira |Released=7 November 2025 |Format=2-CD |Label=Coviello Classics }}
{{Discography list |Type=Studio |Name=Busoni: Doktor Faust |Released=8 November 2024 |Format=3-CD |Label=Naxos }}
{{Discography list |Type=Studio |Name=Verdi: Ernani |Released=2019 |Format=2-CD |Label=OH! Opernfestspiele Heidenheim |Other info=Nominated for Opus Klassik Award 2020 }}
{{Discography list |Type=Studio |Name=DiChiera: Cyrano |Released=2007 |Format=3-CD |Label=Michigan Opera Theater |Other info=World Premier }}
{{Discography list |Type=Studio |Name=Orff: Carmina Burana |Released=1998 |Format=1-CD |Label=Teatro Municipal, Santiago de Chile }}
===DVD=== {{Discography list |Type=Video |Name=Busoni: Doktor Faust |Released=March 2024 |Format=Blu-ray |Label=Dynamic }}
{{Discography list |Type=Video |Name=Rossini: La Cenerentola |Released=1995 |Format=DVD |Label=Romanian National Television }}
== Publications == * {{cite book | last = Pop | first = Marian | title = An Exploration of Stage Pronunciation | location = Cluj-Napoca | publisher = Editura MediaMusica | year = 2020 | isbn = 978-606-645-140-6|ref=none }} * {{cite book | last = Pop | first = Marian | title = Studies in Phonetic and Semantic Analysis | location = Cluj-Napoca | publisher = Editura MediaMusica | year = 2020 | isbn = 978-606-645-141-3|ref=none }}
==References== <references />
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