Victoria de los Ángeles
Spanish lyric soprano from Barcelona admired for Mimì, Butterfly and Carmen, and a lifelong recitalist.
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A private foundation, Fundació Victoria de los Ángeles, was established in 2007 to preserve her legacy.[1] Born in the porter's lodge of the University of Barcelona, her full name at birth was Victoria de los Ángeles López García.[2] According to a 2007 BBC Music Magazine survey of 20 opera critics, she placed third among the top 20 sopranos of the recorded era, behind Maria Callas and Joan Sutherland.[3][4]
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Making and release
She collaborated with singer Lluis Llach on his 1991 LP 'Torna aviat' on the song 'Au blanca'.[5] Her debut at the Paris Opéra occurred in 1949, where she performed the role of Marguerite.[6] At the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, she quickly gained popularity in 1952 when she sang the title role in Madama Butterfly.[6] Up until 1979, she made numerous return visits to Buenos Aires.[6]
On July 24, 1992, after a 27-year absence, she gave a recital at the Gran Teatro del Liceo.[5]
What the cited sources add
Elizabeth Forbes wrote that it is impossible to imagine a more purely beautiful voice than hers at her peak.[4] She performed regularly in song recitals with pianists Gerald Moore and Geoffrey Parsons.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Victoria de los Ángeles" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Mission", Fundació Victoria de los Ángeles (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Victoria de los Ángeles" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Her birth name has sometimes been misreported as Victoria de los Angeles Gómez Cima (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Kettle, "Are these the 20 best sopranos of the recorded era?", The Guardian, 14 March 2007. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
- Wikipedia, "Victoria de los Ángeles" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Victoria de los Angeles, Enchanting Spanish soprano who must be counted among the finest singers of the past 50 years", The Times (London), 17 January 2005; James Hinton, Jr., Opera (London), June 1954, p. 353; Forbes, "Victoria de los Angeles: Soprano with a rich but limpid-toned voice and great interpretive gifts", The Independent, 17 January 2005; Kettle, "Are these the 20 best sopranos of the recorded era?", The Guardian, 14 March 2007 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- ", , 16 January 2005. facts only, no text reused. elmundo.es
- Wikipedia, "Victoria de los Ángeles" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Shawe-Taylor, "Los Angeles, Victoria de", Oxford Music Online, 2002 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Victoria de los Ángeles" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ", , 16 January 2005 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
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