Tenor Cosmin Ifrim was born in Arad and studied at the Gheorghe Dima Music Academy in Cluj-Napoca, where he made a name for himself thanks to his vocal talent. From 2000 to 2008 he was a member of the Vienna State Opera ensemble and played roles as diverse as Lord Cecil in Roberto Devereux, Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, Beppe in Pagliacci, Fenton in Falstaff. He was awarded the Eberhard Waechter Medal for his role in the production of Billy Budd.

In the 2008-2009 season the tenor successfully performed the role of Alfredo in La Traviata in London, Maribor and Athens, then his artistic performances in the operas La fille du régiment, Billy Budd, Susannah, Il Pirata were rewarded with minutes of applause. Cosmin Ifrim has also sung the role of Rodolfo in La Traviata under the musical direction of Fabio Luisi, and the role of Don Pedrillo in Die Entführung aus dem Serail has established him on the opera stages of Rome and Vienna. A highlight of his career was his tenor performance of Rossini’s famous Stabat Mater with the Israel Philharmonic.

His roles in the 2004-2005 season include the Duke in Rigoletto, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Rodolfo in La Bohème at the Cluj-Napoca Opera, a gala concert in Ostrava and a new production of Turandot at the Bregenz Festival.

Zubin Mehta, Fabio Luisi, Donald Runnincles, Christian Thielemann, Franz Welser-Möst, Ulf Schirmer, Seiji Ozawa, Riccardo Muti are just some of the famous names with whom Cosmin Ifrim has had the opportunity to collaborate.