Maria Butaciu


Maria Butaciu was a performer of Romanian folklore music of Transylvania. She attended the Music High School in Cluj-Napoca, where she started her musical career with the Cluj-Napoca Philharmonic Orchestra.

Artistic career

On April 1, 1961, she comes to the Ciocârlia Ensemble of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Bucharest. Butaciu was a singer especially in the Bistrița-Năsăud area.
During her career she worked with conductors such as Constantin Arvinte, Ion Mărgean, Paraschiv Oprea, Victor Predescu, George Vancu and Alexandru Viman.
In 2001 she was named "Honorary Citizen of Bucharest". Butaciu died on 11 June 2018 at the age of 78. She is buried at the Ghencea Military Cemetery.