The radiant lyric soprano, Victoria de los Ángeles, was born on November 1, 1923 in Barcelona, Spain. She was admired for her extraordinary vocal beauty, emotional sincerity, musical intelligence, and seemingly effortless elegance, in conjunction with communicating kindness, humanity, and serenity.
Particularly celebrated for her interpretations of French, Italian, German, and Spanish repertoire her voice had a distinctive warmth and tenderness that made her performances deeply affecting.
She was not a spectacular, theatrical diva in the conventional sense. Her greatness lay in her naturalness, warmth, exquisite phrasing, and ability to communicate emotion without exaggeration.
"Glory and fame have always seemed very trivial to me...The most important thing is to make music; it fills me with great joy every time I go out to sing...One must be honest, sincere, and authentic.” Victoria's words carry a quiet truth ~ authenticity gives every note its meaning.