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Artist
Teresa Berganza
12+ albums
operamezzo-sopranoClassicalfemale vocalistsmezzosoprano
about
The Spanish opera singer Teresa Berganza (born 16 March 1935) is one of the foremost soprano/mezzo-sopranos of the third quarter of the 20th century known for her luminescent, smooth and creamy voice. With certainty a dramatic value her personal elegance made her known for her performances on stage. She is most closely associated with the roles of Rossini, Mozart, and Bizet. She is admired for her technical virtuosity, musical intelligence and beguiling stage presence. María Teresa Berganza was born in Madrid. She studied piano and voice at the Madrid Conservatory, where she was awarded first prize for singing in 1954. She made her concert debut in Madrid in 1955. Berganza made her operatic debut as Dorabella in Così fan tutte in 1957 at the Aix-en-Provence Festival. That same year, she made her La Scala debut and the following year her debut at Glyndebourne (1958). In 1959, Berganza first appeared at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, which became one of her signature roles. In 1967, she made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro. As a recitalist, Berganza made her Carnegie Hall debut in 1964. Her concert repertoire includes Spanish, French, German, and Russian songs. From 1957 to 1977 Berganza was married to the composer and pianist Félix Lavilla, with whom she recorded and performed regularly and with whom she has three children, soprano Cecilia Lavilla Berganza among them. Berganza shared the 1991 Prince of
top songs
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El tra la la y el punteado
8,1492El Baile de Luis Alonso: Cancion Gitana
1,0903El Barberillo de Lavapies: Cancion de Paloma
1,00947 Canciones Populares Españolas: El pano moruno
7835El majo discreto
59267 Canciones Populares Españolas: Nana
4717Carmen / Act 1 - "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Havanaise)
4568Carmen / Act 1 : Georges BIZET : Carmen « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Habanera)
2929Bizet: Carmen / Act 1 - "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Havanaise)
25310El Barberillo de Lavapiés: "Canción de Paloma"
247albums
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Canciones Españolas: Granados / Turina / Guridi / Toldra
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Una voce poco fa - A Portrait of Teresa Berganza (2 CDs)
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Manuel De Falla: El Corregidor Y La Molinera - 7 Canciones Populares Españolas
Teresa Berganza - 18th-Century Portraits
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Rossini: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia
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Brava Berganza
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Les 100 chefs-d'oeuvre de la musique classique
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Una voce poco fa - A Portrait of Teresa Berganza
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111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon
Bizet: Carmen
Gloria Magnificat
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100 Best Opera Classics