Valentina Puskás

Transylvanian soprano Valentina Puskás joined the Jette Parker Artists Programme in the 2023/24 Season. She has worked as a soloist with Bucharest National Opera, Transylvania Philharmonic, Oradea State Philharmonic, ‘Ion D. Sirbu’ Theatre Petrosani, Deva’s Theatre of Arts and ‘Queen Mary’ State Theatre Oradea. She is a graduate of the National University of Music Bucharest. In 2021, Puskás was awarded the Grand Prize at the Elite Musicians International Competition, Iași, Romania, and won Second Prize at the Musicum Laude International Singing Competition and Masterclass. Her 2023/24 Royal Opera roles included Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Nedda (Pagliacci), Dew Fairy (Hansel and Gretel), Fifth Maid (Elektra), Eleanora in Larmes de couteau and First Attendant in Full Moon in March. 2024/25 Royal Opera roles include Dew Fairy (Hansel and Gretel), Karolka (Jenůfa), Ines (Il trovatore) and Micaëla (Carmen).