sentences:  She appeared in numerous benefit galas and concerts and gave recitals in Bucharest and Iasi, as well as opera performances ("Carmen" in Iasi - 1991, "Il Trovatore" at the National Opera in Bucharest - 1992).At the beginning of 2001, coming from Iaşi, the car her husband was driving crashed violently into a tree, killing the driver and seriously hurting the mezzo-soprano.After almost six months of recovery, she returned to the stage (La Comtesse de Coigny and Madelon in Giordano's "Andrea Chénier" in Seville), determined to pursue her career.