sentences:  This victory at Toulouse was immediately followed by a contract in the city's noted Théâtre du Capitole for the year to come.In the final gala, Cortez sang Leonora's aria from Donizetti's "La favorita", which was to become one of her signature concert and recital pieces.Also in 1964, Cortez graduated from the Bucharest Conservatory, making her debut in a staged opera production - Gluck's "Orphée et Eurydice".