Nicolae Bretan

Romanian musician and music critic (1887–1968)
Person human Q984548
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Nicolae Bretan

Summary

Nicolae Bretan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Năsăud[2]. He was born on March 25, 1887[3]. He passed away in Cluj-Napoca[4]. He died on December 1, 1968[5]. He worked as a conductor[6], opera singer[7], composer[8], and music critic[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Năsăud[2], Nicolae Bretan…
  • Nicolae Bretan died in Cluj-Napoca[4].
  • Nicolae Bretan was born on March 25, 1887[3].
  • Nicolae Bretan died on December 1, 1968[5].
  • Nicolae Bretan is buried at Házsongárd cemetery[11].
  • A child of Nicolae Bretan was Endre Bretán[12].
  • Nicolae Bretan held citizenship in Austria–Hungary[13].
  • Nicolae Bretan held citizenship in Kingdom of Romania[14].
  • Nicolae Bretan held citizenship in Hungary[15].
  • Nicolae Bretan held citizenship in Romania[16].
  • Nicolae Bretan worked as a conductor[6].
  • Nicolae Bretan worked as an opera singer[7].
  • Nicolae Bretan's professions included composer[8].
  • Nicolae Bretan's professions included music critic[9].
  • Nicolae Bretan was educated at Franz Liszt Academy of Music[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Nicolae Bretan is Golem[18].
  • Nicolae Bretan is recorded as male[19].
  • Nicolae Bretan's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Nicolae Bretan's genre is opera[21].
  • Nicolae Bretan's Commons category is recorded as Nicolae Bretan[22].
  • Nicolae Bretan's voice type is recorded as baritone[23].
  • Nicolae Bretan's family name is recorded as Bretan[24].
  • Nicolae Bretan's given name is recorded as Nicolae[25].
  • Nicolae Bretan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[26].
  • Nicolae Bretan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hungarian[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: RO[29]

  • Began / founded: 1887-03-25[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1968-12-01[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d1f1de5e-527d-4296-bd20-b5afcc0b03c6[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Năsăud[2], Nicolae Bretan… he was born on March 25, 1887[3].

Education

Nicolae Bretan was educated at Franz Liszt Academy of Music[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[6], opera singer[7], composer[8], and music critic[9].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Nicolae Bretan is Golem[18].

Personal Life

A child of Nicolae Bretan was Endre Bretán[12].

Death and Burial

Nicolae Bretan died on December 1, 1968[5]. He passed away in Cluj-Napoca[4]. He is buried at Házsongárd cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Nicolae Bretan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Nicolae Bretan born?

Nicolae Bretan was born in Năsăud[2].

Where did Nicolae Bretan die?

Nicolae Bretan passed away in Cluj-Napoca[4].

What did Nicolae Bretan do for work?

Nicolae Bretan worked as conductor[6], opera singer[7], composer[8], and music critic[9].

Where did Nicolae Bretan go to school?

Nicolae Bretan was educated at Franz Liszt Academy of Music[17].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . archive.today. archive.today. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender male
    Occupation conductor, opera singer, composer +1
    Instance of human
    Family name Bretan
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