Tenor Jose Carreras on Saturday was awarded the Cluj-Napoca-based Gheorghe Dima Music Academy's Doctor Honoris Causa title, in acknowledgement of his artistic activity. "We have the privilege and honour to award the Doctor Honoris Causa title to master Jose Carreras, as a sign of acknowledgement for his international artistic activity. Tenor Jose Carreras is a great person, a great people lover, an altruist, who can be taken as a model. All the young people in the world will follow him, because he has managed in the art he makes," Gheorghe Dima Music Academy rector Vasile Jucan said during the ceremony. In his turn, Jose Carreras said he is honoured by the title awarded to him. "It is a great honour to receive this title from the Music Academy of Cluj, one of the most active music institutions of Romania. My connection with Romania has been established a long time ago and I am glad that my music is appreciated by the Romanian public, who respects my work. Music is my vocation since I was a child, it is my life," Jose Carreras said. Attending the ceremony, among others, were Cluj Prefect Gheorghe Vuscan, Mayor Emil Boc, Babes Bolyai University rector, Academician Ioan Aurel Pop. Tenor Jose Carreras held his first concert in Cluj-Napoca at the Polyvalent Hall, on Sunday, at 19,00hrs.
More than 680 houses in Suceava country and 170 houses in Neamţ county were impacted in the flash floods that hit northeastern Romania at the end of last week. Forty-one houses were completely destroyed, Raed Arafat, the head of the Department for Emergency Situations (DSU), announced on Friday, August 1. Three people were killed in […]
Romanian justice minister Radu Marinescu said on Thursday, July 31, that harsher penalties are being considered for violence against women and domestic violence, including the criminalization of femicide. The minister said that Romania currently has legislation that is fairly adequate, in line with European standards, for combating violence, including domestic violence. He also said that […]
Via Transilvanica, the long-distance trail that crosses the country, will apply to be the first accredited long-distance route in Romania after the government issued the methodological norms regulating the hiking trails of national interest. Tășuleasa Social, the non-profit that developed the trail, called the recently issued norms "a huge step that transforms a bold idea into...
Former prime minister and Social Democratic leader Marcel Ciolacu stated that he does not rule out a candidacy for the presidency of the Buzău County Council, after rumors to that end. PSD Buzău president Romeo Lungu had previously told journalists that discussions are underway for the former prime minister to run for the Buzău County […]
The Balneo-Physiotherapy Clinic in the Călimănești resort town, southern Romania, will undergo rehabilitation with a EUR 10 million financing from the European Union, according to representatives of the Vâlcea County Council. The project implementation period will be 24 months from the completion of the tender for the execution of the works, which include, in addition […]
Bringo, the first personal shopper-based rapid grocery delivery service in Romania, handling over 4,000 daily orders in more than 35 cities, launches a loyalty program that turns shopping into a continuous reward experience. "Beyond functional benefits like discounts, free delivery, or double refunds for SGR packaging collected right at your doorstep, Bringo YOU offers a […]
