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  Victoria de los Angeles (Barcelona, Spain, November 1, 1923 — January 15, 2005)
Born Victoria Gomez Cima into a working-class family in Barcelona, de los Angeles sang and played guitar before starting formal study in voice and piano at the Barcelona Conservatory.
De los Angeles committed to disc a few roles that she either never sang onstage, such as Charlotte in Werther, or in the case of Carmen, only late in her career, when the critics were not so kind.
Particularly memorable was de los Angeles accompanying herself on the guitar, singing a Catalan melody as an encore.
www.scena.org /lsm/sm10-8/Victoria-de-los-Angeles.htm   (663 words)

  
 EMI Classics | Biographies | VICTORIA DE LOS ANGELES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Victoria de los Angeles is Catalan and was born in Barcelona.
Throughout the 1960's de los Angeles regularly appeared at all the world's major opera houses, including the Colón in Buenos Aires; Bellas Artes in Mexico City; the Vienna State Opera; Rome Opera; San Carlo in Naples; La Monnaie in Brussels and opera houses in Copenhagen and Stockholm.
Victoria de los Angeles has a huge repertoire of German Lieder and French songs and she has made extensive and repeated recital tours of Europe, North and South America, South Africa, the Middle and Far East and Australasia.
www.emiclassics.com /artists/biogs/delosang.html   (553 words)

  
 Angeles Victoria de los - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Angeles, Victoria de los (1923-2005), original name Victoria Lopez Cima, a Spanish soprano of international fame noted for her fine timbre.
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De Mille, Agnes George (1909-1993), American dancer and choreographer, known for her incorporation of popular dance elements into classical ballets....
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 Victoria de los Angeles (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-1.cs.princeton.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
De los Angeles was born Victoria Gómez Cima into a poor Catalan family in Barcelona.
De los Angeles performed regularly in song recitals with singers Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and pianists Gerald Moore and Geoffrey Parsons.
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 Scotsman.com News - Obituaries - Victoria de Los Angeles
Early in her career de Los Angeles did sing often in opera but she was not a natural stage performer: on her own admission she didn’t delve into characters afresh.
De Los Angeles came out of retirement to sing with other eminent Spanish stars at the closing ceremony of the Barcelona Olympics in 1992.
De Los Angeles was willing to sing some arias and everything seemed settled until at a rehearsal in the Usher Hall it was discovered what the soprano planned to sing was not what the conductor (de Sabata) wanted to perform.
news.scotsman.com /obituaries.cfm?id=57022005   (1027 words)

  
 Victoria de Los Angeles (Soprano) - Short Biography
In 1945 Victoria de Los Angeles made her formal operatic debut as Mozart's Countess in Barcelona.
In 1957 she sang at the Vienna State Opera, and was again on the roster of the Metropolitan Opera from 1957 to 1961.
After making her debut at the Bayreuth Festival as Elisabeth in 1961, Victoria de Los Angeles devoted herself principally to a concert career.
www.bach-cantatas.com /Bio/Los-Angeles-Victoria-de.htm   (327 words)

  
 Victoria de los Ángeles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
De los Angeles as Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly
In 2005, Victoria de los Ángeles died in Barcelona at age 81.
De los Àngeles married Enrique Magriñá in 1948 and had two sons, one of whom survived her.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Victoria_de_los_Angeles   (491 words)

  
 Opera Today : Victoria de los Angeles—Profile in Music
Fifty years afterwards it strikes me (in her recordings as well) that de los Angeles is far more timeless and therefore more modern than her great German contemporaries, as she is not chewing on consonants or looking for hidden meanings.
De los Angeles starts out with Salud’s monologue from Vida breve and one almost shivers with emotion, knowing the sad fate that was awaiting the soprano herself only shortly afterwards.
De los Angeles stays calm, always smiling and laughing and speaking a rich American English with that beautiful speaking voice.
www.operatoday.com /content/2006/04/victoria_de_los_1.php   (1778 words)

  
 Victoria de los Angeles (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-1.cs.princeton.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
A pesar de su extraordinario talento como compositor escribiendo piezas para piano en su mayoría, pero también canciones y piezas orquestales, su carrera se vio casi ensombrecida por su comportamiento público que escandalizaba a la alta sociedad en la cual se movía.
Uno de los más prominentes compositores españoles “nacionalistas”, Joaquín Turina nació en Sevilla en 1882 y retuvo su instinto por las tradiciones musicales de su ciudad natal a lo largo de toda su vida, pese a que desde la edad de 20 años, nunca más volvió a vivir allá.
Los judíos sefarditas que se trasladaron a la costa oriental del Mediterráneo continuaron cantando narraciones españolas medievales, pero aplicaron estas historias a melodías turcas y griegas que escucharon después de salir de España.
www.songsunlimited.org.cob-web.org:8888 /TEXT/PROGRAMS/l.htm   (3269 words)

  
 Opera Today : Le Monde on Victoria de Los Angeles
Victoria de Los Angeles s’est éteinte samedi 15 janvier, à l’âge de 81 ans, à la clinique Teknon de Barcelone, où elle avait été hospitalisée, à la suite de troubles cardio-pulmonaires, le 31 décembre 2004.
La soprano a laissé des enregistrements d’anthologie et a marqué son époque par un répertoire extremement étendu.
Victoria de Los Angeles s’est éteinte samedi 15 janvier, à l’âge de 81 ans, à la clinique Teknon de Barcelone, ou elle avait été hospitalisée, à la suite de troubles cardio-pulmonaires, le 31 décembre 2004.
www.operatoday.com /content/2005/01/le_monde_on_vic.php   (1502 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Very Best of: Music: Victoria De Los Angeles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Victoria De Los Angeles died Saturday of heart failure at the age of 83 in Barcelona, Spain.
Victoria De Los Angeles was one of the first singers from Spain to win worldwide acclaim.
De Los Angeles is showcased in this album which may also serve as a tribute to the now late soprano.
www.amazon.com /Very-Best-Victoria-Los-Angeles/dp/B000083GOE   (1498 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Soprano de los Angeles, 81, dies
Victoria de los Angeles in 1979, the year she retired from opera
Victoria de los Angeles was born in Barcelona in 1923.
After graduating from the Liceo Conservatory in her native city at the age of 18, she began a career as a coloratura soprano but went on to be recognised as one of the outstanding lyric singers of the century.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/music/4178297.stm   (319 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Arts | Arts news | Victoria de los Angeles
The Spanish soprano Victoria de los Angeles, who has died aged 81, enjoyed a long career in which, perhaps uniquely, she was equally distinguished as an opera singer and recitalist.
Perhaps De los Angeles preferred being herself to playing operatic heroines, which might explain why she gave up the stage when her voice and fame were at their peak in order to devote all her time to concert and recital work.
Not only did De los Angeles have a wider repertoire than any other singer: she travelled more widely too, leaving western Europe almost every year to tour the Soviet Union, the far east, South America or Australia.
arts.guardian.co.uk /news/obituary/0,12723,1391813,00.html   (1022 words)

  
 Singer Victoria de los Angeles Dies (washingtonpost.com)
Victoria de los Angeles, 81, a Spanish soprano whose career spanned five decades as her voice was sought after for its masterful tonal control and its seemingly effortless ability to turn on the power, died Jan. 15 at a hospital in Barcelona.
de los Angeles was born Victoria Gomez Cima in Barcelona on Nov. 1, 1923.
de los Angeles retired from the stage in 1998 after one of her two sons died, though she continued giving occasional recitals.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A14735-2005Jan16.html   (442 words)

  
 RTE.ie Entertainment - Soprano Victoria de los Angeles dies
Spanish soprano Victoria de los Angeles has died in hospital, following an illness.
Her body lay in state in Catalonia's state palace for several hours at the weekend.
De los Angeles began her career in 1945 when she sang in the 'Marriage of Figaro', going on to have starring roles in the opera halls of Milan, Paris, New York and London.
www.rte.ie /arts/2005/0117/delosangelesv.html   (182 words)

  
 Spanish soprano Victoria de los Angeles Dies in Barcelona aged 81
Spanish soprano Victoria de los Angeles Dies in Barcelona aged 81
PARIS, 16 JANUARY 2005—Victoria de los Angeles was one of the most generous artists of her time in a career spanning fifty years.
A significant recorded legacy will ensure that de los Angeles is not forgotten, whether as Rosina or Manon or Mimi — recorded in haste in New York with Jussi Bjoerling and Sir Thomas Beecham — or as a recitalist of genius.
www.culturekiosque.com /opera/news/victoria_de_los_angeles.html   (363 words)

  
 classical music - andante - victoria de los angeles has died at age 81
Victoria de los Angeles Has Died at Age 81
The marvelous Violetta of Victoria de los Angeles is back in the catalogue.
Victoria de los Angeles (Carmen); Nicolai Gedda (Don José); et al; Petits Chanteurs de Versailles; Chorus, Maîtrise and Orchestra of the French National Radio / Sir Thomas Beecham.
www.andante.com /article/article.cfm?id=24983   (130 words)

  
 Victoria de los Angeles and the McGill Chamber Orchestra, available on VAI
Victoria de los Angeles and the McGill Chamber Orchestra, available on VAI
Victoria de los Angeles and the McGill Chamber Orchestra
Legendary soprano Victoria de los Angeles is in splendid form, singing “So shall the lute and harp awake” from Handel’s Judas Maccabeus, the Vivaldi motet Invicti, bellate and “Laudate” from Mozart’s Solemn Vespers.
www.vaimusic.com /VIDEO/DVD_4336_DeLosAngeles.htm   (152 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Soprano de los Angeles, 81, dies
Legendary Spanish soprano Victoria de los Angeles has died in hospital in Barcelona aged 81, her family has said.
Her body lay in state at the Catalonia state palace in Barcelona for several hours on Saturday afternoon.
As her voice broadened she took on many of opera's most challenging roles, including Carmen, which she recorded under Thomas Beecham and Elisabeth in Wagner's Tannhauser, which she performed in Bayreuth.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/entertainment/music/4178297.stm   (319 words)

  
 Classical Net Review - EMI Classic Archive - Victoria de los Angeles, Byron Janis, Carlo Maria Giulini
Fans of the great Spanish soprano Victoria de los Angeles need not hesitate over the DVD devoted to her: it is a treasure.
Perhaps the Schubert and Brahms songs are a surprise for some, but de los Angeles had a huge repertoire, and her German is hardly less idiomatic than her French.
To hear de los Angeles sing them is to fall in love with these songs.
www.classical.net /music/recs/reviews/e/emi10203dvda.html   (1585 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Three Living Legends: Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,Franz Schubert,Gioachino Rossini,Johannes ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Performer: Victoria de los Angeles, Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, et al.
The accoustics alone of the Royal Albert Hall are incomparable, the performances all of the legendary mould, including the genial Gerald Moore himself, whose final words and final notes on the piano are an exceptional tribute in themselves to these 3 great artists and to the role that music has played in his life.
It is notable that Victoria de los Angeles was included in what is largely a German music evening.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000025XXW/i16jp-21?dev-t=D2E5ETG5CGB5DD&camp=2025&link_code=xm2/ref=nosim   (655 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Manuel de Falla: La vida breve; El amor brujo; El sombrero de tres picos: Music: Lucero Tena,Manuel de ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The role of Salud in Falla's La Vida Breve is the role which brought the great Victoria de Los Angeles to international fame, ever since she sang it on a BBC Broadcast in the late 40s.
De Los Angeles totally convinces as Salud, singing with great sympathy and gives an incredibly touching portrayal of the gypsy girl.
Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos conducts with idiom and vigour.
www.amazon.com /Manuel-Falla-breve-sombrero-picos/dp/B00005NW06   (851 words)

  
 Victoria De Los Angeles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Chainsaws firmly in cheek, star Dennis Hopper and director Tobe Hooper continue the 1975 original.
Victoria De Los Angeles - The Jubilee Recital Star
Victoria De Los Angeles and the McGill Chamber Orchestra Star
www.rottentomatoes.com /p/victoria_de_los_angeles/?contrib_sort=title   (153 words)

  
 Victoria de los Angeles - Songs of Spain
[49]-[66] Victoria de Los Angeles (soprano) and Barcelona Ars Musicae [Maria Capdevilla (tenor fiddle, bass viol), Graciano Tarragó (lute, vihuela de mano), Ramón Benet (alto recorder), Fernando Martínez (alto fiddle, lira da braccio), Otto Schwarz (alto fiddle, treble viol), Andrés Figueras (tenor recorder), Antonio Figueras (tenor viol, bass recorder)] - José Maria Lamaña, dir.
[106] Victoria de Los Angeles (soprano) and Lluis Claret (cello)
[119] Victoria de Los Angeles (soprano) and New Philarmonia Orchestra - Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, dir.
www.medieval.org /emfaq/cds/emi66937.htm   (783 words)

  
 YouTube - Victoria de los Angeles in La traviata Act I
Victoria de los Angeles in La traviata Act I
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Soprano Victoria de los Angeles and teno Soprano Victoria de los Angeles and tenor Barry Morrell sing an abbreviated version of Act 1 of Verdi's opera "La traviata."...
www.youtube.com /watch?v=uTH8yBvp278   (213 words)

  
 MusicaBona | CD | Victoria de los Angeles
Victoria de los Angeles, Nicolai Gedda, Janine Micheau, Ernest Blanc, Choeurs & Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Francaise, Sir Thomas Beecham
Victoria de los Angeles, Orquesta Nacional de Espana, Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, Carlo Maria Giulini
Victoria de los Angeles, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire, Andre Cluytens
www.musicabona.com /angeles_victoria_de_los/cd/index.html.en   (208 words)

  
 Victoria De Los Angeles and the McGill Chamber Orchestra DVD - SHOP.COM
Victoria De Los Angeles and the McGill Chamber Orchestra DVD
Victoria De Los Angeles and the McGill Chamber Orchestra Performing works by both Haydn and Mozart, soprano Victoria De Los Angeles and the McGill Chamber Orchestra are captured on this release.
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www.shop.com /op/aprod-p40905751   (230 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Fabulous Victoria De Los Angeles: Music: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau,Johann Christian Bach,Ludwig van ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Cinco Canciones Negras: Cancion de cuna para dormir a un negrito
with Jean-Claude Gerard, Victoria de Los Angeles, Serge Collot, Gerard Jarry, Annie Challan, Michel Tournus
Clair de lune, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in B flat minor, Op.
www.amazon.com /Fabulous-Victoria-Los-Angeles/dp/B000002S5G   (1710 words)

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