# Marian Pop

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{{Short description|Romanian opera singer}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Marian Pop
| image        = 
| caption      = Marian Pop
| birth_place  = [Cluj](/source/Cluj), Romania
| occupation   = Operatic [baritone](/source/baritone)
| years_active = 1995–present
| notable_works = Creating title role in ''[Cyrano](/source/Cyrano_(DiChiera))''
| employer   = [Vienna State Opera](/source/Vienna_State_Opera); [Volksoper Wien](/source/Volksoper_Wien); [Theater Basel](/source/Theater_Basel); [Staatstheater Kassel](/source/Staatstheater_Kassel)
}}

'''Marian Pop''' is a Romanian operatic [baritone](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Cyrano_(DiChiera))'' by [David DiChiera](/source/David_DiChiera) in 2011. His most performed role is Figaro in [Gioachino Rossini](/source/Gioachino_Rossini)’s ''[Il barbiere di Siviglia](/source/The_Barber_of_Seville)'', 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Vienna_State_Opera) and [Volksoper Vienna](/source/Volksoper_Wien), 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Jonathan_Miller) in his 1997 production of ''[Fedora](/source/Fedora_(opera))''.<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](/source/BBC_Cardiff_Singer_of_the_World) competition representing Romania.

He subsequently appeared as a guest at the [Opéra Bastille](/source/Op%C3%A9ra_Bastille) in Paris and the [Staatsoper Stuttgart](/source/Staatsoper_Stuttgart), performing roles including Marullo, Eisenstein, Beckmesser and Dr. Falke which received a favourable review in [The New York Times](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/David_DiChiera)’s opera ''[Cyrano](/source/Cyrano_(DiChiera))'', based on [Edmond Rostand](/source/Edmond_Rostand)’s play ''[Cyrano de Bergerac](/source/Cyrano_de_Bergerac)'', at [Michigan Opera Theatre](/source/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](/source/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](/source/S%C3%A9bastien_Gu%C3%A8ze) in ''Cyrano'' at [Florida Grand Opera](/source/Florida_Grand_Opera)]]

In 2013, Pop joined the permanent soloist ensemble of [Staatstheater Kassel](/source/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](/source/Il_trovatore)'', Renato in ''[Un ballo in maschera](/source/Un_ballo_in_maschera)'', Rigoletto, Germont in ''[La traviata](/source/La_traviata)'', Macbeth, Don Carlos in ''[Ernani](/source/Ernani)'', Ezio in ''[Attila](/source/Attila_(opera))'', and the title role in ''[Alzira](/source/Alzira_(opera))''. He has appeared as Rigoletto at [Staatstheater Kassel](/source/Staatstheater_Kassel), [Maribor Slovene National Theatre](/source/Maribor_Slovene_National_Theatre) and [Stadttheater Bremerhaven](/source/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](/source/Operklosterneuburg) near Vienna and the ''Requiem'' at the [Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre](/source/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](/source/Cardillac) at the [Salzburger Landestheater](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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==
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*[David DiChiera](/source/David_DiChiera)
**''[Cyrano](/source/Cyrano_(DiChiera))'' – 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](/source/Gaetano_Donizetti)
**''[Don Pasquale](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Charles_Gounod)
**''[Faust](/source/Faust_(opera))'' – 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](/source/Rom%C3%A9o_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](/source/Paul_Hindemith)
**''[Cardillac](/source/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](/source/Tom_Johnson_(composer))
**''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](/source/Erich_Wolfgang_Korngold)
**''[Die tote Stadt](/source/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](/source/Franz_Leh%C3%A1r)
**''[Die lustige Witwe](/source/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](/source/Ruggero_Leoncavallo)
**''[Pagliacci](/source/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](/source/Jules_Massenet)
**''[Cendrillon](/source/Cendrillon_(Massenet))'' – 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](/source/Pietro_Mascagni)
**''[Cavalleria rusticana](/source/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](/source/Claudio_Monteverdi)
**''[Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria](/source/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](/source/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart)
**''[Le nozze di Figaro](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Cos%C3%AC_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](/source/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](/source/Amilcare_Ponchielli)
**''[La Gioconda](/source/La_Gioconda_(opera))'' – 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](/source/Sergei_Prokofiev)
**''[L'amour des trois oranges](/source/The_Love_for_Three_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](/source/Giacomo_Puccini)
**''[La bohème](/source/La_boh%C3%A8me)'' – 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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>
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*[Gioachino Rossini](/source/Gioachino_Rossini)
**''[Il barbiere di Siviglia](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Richard_Strauss)
**''[Ariadne auf Naxos](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Johann_Strauss_II)
**''[Die Fledermaus](/source/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](/source/Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky)
**''[Eugene Onegin](/source/Eugene_Onegin_(opera))'' – 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](/source/Giuseppe_Verdi)
**''[Il trovatore](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Macbeth_(Verdi))'' – 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Alzira_(opera))'' – 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](/source/Attila_(opera))'' – 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Richard_Wagner)
**''[Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg](/source/Die_Meistersinger_von_N%C3%BCrnberg)'' – 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](/source/G%C3%B6tterd%C3%A4mmerung)'' – 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Mieczys%C5%82aw_Weinberg)
**''[Die Passagierin](/source/The_Passenger_(opera))'' – 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](/source/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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