Victoria de los angeles biography

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        4. Victoria de los Ángeles López García was a Spanish operatic lyric soprano and recitalist whose career began after the Second World War and reached its height in the years from the mids to the mids.

          5. de los Angeles, Victoria

          Opera singer

          One of the most beloved operatic sopranos of the twentieth century, Spain's Victoria de Los Angeles was second to none in her ability to fill the stage and seize the attention of an audience—the mark of a true diva.

          Yet her talents extended far beyond opera: for most of her long career she devoted time and energy to recitals—concerts of classical songs and vocal excerpts from larger works, usually accompanied by a piano. Never hesitating to identify herself and her talents with her native Spain, de los Angeles likewise excelled in Italian, French, and German opera, and she carried on a long love affair with British and American audiences, sometimes singing in English.

          In addition to being an opera star, Victoria de los Angeles was a model example of a well-rounded artist.

          A member of Spain's minority Catalan ethnic group, de los Angeles was born Victoria Gómez Cima on November 1, 1923, in Barcelona, Spain; Victoria de los Angeles was her s