ANNIVERSARY CONCERT MARIA DRAGOMIROIU

The Song and Love

50 years of Romanian song

70 years of life

Sala Palatului Bucharest

October 29, 2025, 7:00 PM

Guests: Mirabela Dauer, Vladuta Lupau, Constantin Enceanu, Georgiana Lobont, Mioara Velicu, Nicu Paleru, Marcel Pavel, Maria Ghinea, Paul Stinga, Abigaila Budac + Surprise Guests.

Accompanied by: "Lautarii" Orchestra

Conductor: Nicolae Botgros

Presented by: Iuliana Tudor

Prices valid until June 30th

There are artists who reach the stage as a result of an old dream that has strained their entire being year after year. In their minds and souls, the desire to be under the spotlight and to delight the audience has taken root, and they have strived, channeling all their turmoil towards this success in the world of the stage.

Such an artist who dreamed beautifully, and eventually the dream became art, is Maria Dragomiroiu, the woman full of sensitivity and soulfulness.

De mică a plecat de sub aripa duioasă a mamei ei, femeie ambițioasă și de nădejde, a coborât din satul ei aflat pe dealurile blânde ale Vâlcei și a urmat școala în București, locuind la o mătușă. Maria Dragomiroiu s-a înscris la renumitul liceu “I. L. Caragiale” situat în zona Dorobanților. Puiul de țăran a reușit cu firea ei luminoasă să-i cucerească pe colegii veniți din protipendada comunistă și n-a fost împovărată mai deloc de complexele copilului care asculta muzică la difuzorul prins într-un cui, în peretele casei părintești.
Maria obișnuia să ajungă de cu zori în școală, ca să cânte în clasa încă nepopulată de elevi. Fredona atât de frumos cântul popular încât primea și aplauze în sala încă pustie înainte de începerea orelor. O aplauda femeia de serviciu care se sprijinea în mătură, vrăjită de glasul micii oltence.
Ambițioasă și iubitoare a cântului popular românesc, Maria Dragomiroiu s-a înscris la prestigiosul concurs „Floarea din grădină”. A trecut primele etape eliminatorii cu note maxime. Cu toate acestea, la ultima etapă juriul a ezitat să-i decerneze trofeul, considerând că glasul său seamănă prea mult cu cel al Mariei Tănase.

**Translation:** From a young age, she left the tender wing of her mother, an ambitious and trustworthy woman, descended from her village located on the gentle hills of Vâlcea and attended school in Bucharest, living with an aunt. Maria Dragomiroiu enrolled at the renowned "I. L. Caragiale" high school located in the Dorobanți area. The peasant girl managed with her luminous nature to win over her classmates who came from the communist elite and was not burdened at all by the complexes of the child who listened to music on the speaker attached to a nail in the wall of the parental house.
Maria used to arrive at school at dawn, to sing in the classroom still unpopulated by students. She hummed the folk song so beautifully that she also received applause in the still deserted hall before the start of classes. She was applauded by the cleaning lady who leaned on her broom, enchanted by the voice of the little Oltenian girl.
Ambitious and loving of Romanian folk song, Maria Dragomiroiu enrolled in the prestigious competition "Floarea din grădină" (Flower in the Garden). She passed the first elimination stages with maximum marks. However, in the final stage, the jury hesitated to award her the trophy, considering that her voice resembled that of Maria Tănase too much.

Maria Dragomiroiu venerated the two giants of Romanian folk singing: Maria Lătărețu and Maria Tănase, but never for a moment did she consider imitating them, and her superb career later showed that she became Maria Dragomiroiu. The one and only Maria Dragomiroiu. In the end, the jury awarded her a score of 10 at the last competition and Maria went home, crying with happiness with the coveted trophy "The Flower in the Garden". For this reason, her high school classmates called her "our little flower".
The godmother of her children, the well-known singer Ileana Sărăroiu, supported her and guided her steps, and the ambition of the peasant girl was fulfilled, Maria Dragomiroiu becoming a great and beloved performer of Romanian folk music.