in
La traviata at the
Hamburg State Opera 2013 Petean studied at the
Gheorghe Dima Music Academy in his city of birth and made his debut in the title role of
Don Giovanni in
Timișoara in 1997. He subsequently performed leading baritone roles both there and in Cluj-Napoca, making his first international appearance at the
Rome Opera as Marcello in
La bohème in 2000. Petean was a member of the ensemble of the
Hamburg Opera from 2002 until 2010, appearing in numerous roles, and has also performed as a guest artist in many of the world's leading opera houses including
Teatro Real,
Bavarian State Opera,
Paris Opéra,
Staatsoper Wien,
Teatro Regio di Parma and
Berlin State Opera. Petean made his first appearance with
The Royal Opera London as Silvio in
Pagliacci in 2003 and subsequently sang the roles of Figaro in
The Barber of Seville, Marcello and Germont there. He is particularly noted for his performances in
Verdi operas and performed the title role in that composer's
Simon Boccanegra (with
Opera Australia in 2016)) and
Macbeth (with
Wiener Staatsoper in 2019). ==Discography==