Background
Clemensa Barberis was born in Iaşi and began to improvise on the piano at an early age.
Clemensa Barberis was born in Iaşi and began to improvise on the piano at an early age.
She studied with Italian professors in Iaşi and later studied violin, voice, and composition at the George Enescu Conservatory. Barberis graduated from the Conservatory in 1922.
When an aunt transcribed one of the pieces, composer George Enescu recommended that Barberis take theory lessons. She returned to Romania after a year and took professional employment, but later continued her studies in Paris during three sessions, studying voice, conducting, opera, composition and orchestration. In 1936 she also studied voice briefly in Vienna with Max Reger.
Her opera were performed at the Bucharest opera and by the Opera Company of Iaşi.
Her music was also recorded and broadcast on Romanian Television (RTV).