Article: Obituaries: VICTORIA DE LOS ANGELES

VICTORIA DE LOS ANGELES

Barcelona, November 1, 1923 -January 15, 2005

A peerless artist in a generation rich in great singers, Victoria de los Angeles triumphed in opera, in recital and on recordings with an ear-catching combination of warm, luxurious tone, immaculate intonation and masterful phrasing. Incomparable in opera roles that tapped her gift for expressing pathos - her Mimi and her Cio-Cio-San brimmed with the sound of tears unshed - de los Angeles also enjoyed successes as the Figaro Countess, Marguerite, Manon and Wagner's Eisa, Elisabeth and Eva. Her sunny good humor shone as Rossini's Rosina; her womanly dignity made her particularly moving in Otello and in La Traviata.

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