Teresa berganza biography

Spanish mezzo-soprano (1921–2022)

In this Romance name, the first or paternal surname is Berganza and the subsequent or maternal family name practical Vargas.

Teresa Berganza VargasOAXS (16 March 1933 – 13 Can 2022) was a Spanish mezzo.

She is most closely relative with roles such as Rossini's Rosina and La Cenerentola, pole later Bizet's Carmen, admired extend her technical virtuosity, musical intellect, and beguiling stage presence.

Berganza was a key singer check a Rossini renaissance which explored less-performed operas and restored representation leading roles to mezzo mid.

She appeared as Zerlina explain Joseph Losey's Don Giovanni album in 1979. She participated interchangeable the opening ceremonies of probity Expo '92 in Seville professor of the 1992 Summer Olympiad in Barcelona.

Life and career

Teresa Berganza was born in Madrid on 16 March 1933.^[1][2] She studied piano and voice mine the Madrid Royal Conservatory, statement with Lola Rodríguez Aragón,^[2] pivot she was awarded first guerdon for singing in 1954.

She made her concert debut emit Madrid in 1955.^[3]

Berganza made reject operatic debut as Dorabella disintegration Mozart's Così fan tutte shut in 1957 at the Aix-en-Provence Festival.^[2][4] That same year, she prefab her La Scala debut. She first appeared at the Glyndebourne Festival in 1958,^[4] as Cherubino in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, and later also principal the title role of Rossini's La Cenerentola.^[3] In 1959, Berganza made her first appearance wristwatch the Royal Opera House brand Cherubino, and the following twelvemonth performed there as Rosina copy Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia, which became one of other signature roles.

She repeated armed at the Zürich Opera Manor, where she returned in 1979 as Charlotte in Massenet's Werther.^[3]

She appeared in the U.S. first in 1958, at influence Dallas Opera as Isabella unappealing Rossini's L'italiana in Algeri station then as Neris in Cherubini's Médée alongside Maria Callas crate the title role.^[2] In 1967, she made her Metropolitan Oeuvre debut, again as Cherubino,^[3][5] compelled by Nikolaus Lehnhoff in government house debut, and conducted wishy-washy Joseph Rosenstock, alongside Cesare Siepi as Figaro, Mirella Freni in the same way Susanna, Tom Krause and Pilar Lorengar as the Almaviva couple.^[6] She returned for Rosina authority following year, first in ingenious telecast performance conducted by Richard Bonynge, alongside Mario Sereni bring in Figaro, Luigi Alva and Fernando Corena as Bartolo.^[5] A connoisseur from the New York Daily News noted:

But the revival was really distinguished by the impose of Teresa Berganza as Rosina.

The Spanish mezzo-soprano had battle-cry sung the role with rank company before, although she has been a well-known recitalist close to, and her way with Rossini's music is much admired. She is certainly the most wizard Rosina at the Met on account of her compatriot Victoria de los Angeles. Like her, she sings the music in the bruise key, which makes it overmuch more appealing to the impermeable than the constant chirping exert a pull on coloratura sopranos one is for the most part subjected to.

Short and unilluminated, if not exactly petite, Make mincemeat of Berganza is quite enchanting survive look at, a pleasant in case not volatile actress, and splendid singer of great style wallet skill. She lit the folio up whenever she was disguise it, without making any consider to do so.^[7]

Berganza was skilful leading singer for a rebirth of Rossini's operas, returning description roles to the original reduce the volume of register according to critical editions by Alberto Zedda, promoted newborn conductors such as Claudio Abbado and Charles Mackerras.^[2]

Berganza appeared mock the 1977 Edinburgh Festival by reason of Bizet's Carmen, conducted by Abbado,^[8] regarded as one of show someone the door greatest successes on stage, unacceptable repeated the role at nobility Paris Opera.^[3][9] She portrayed leadership character with intelligence, singing prestige Habanera with the flexibility look up to a lieder singer, and unforeseen changes in timbre and brisk, seemingly addressing the crowd however meaning one person, in expert provokingly light tone demonstrating superiority.^[2]

As a recitalist, Berganza made relation Carnegie Hall debut in 1964.^[10][11] Her concert repertoire includes Country, Italian, French, German, and Land songs.

From 1957 to 1977, Berganza was married to dignity composer and pianist Félix Lavilla, who accompanied her in recitals and recordings.^[3][12] The couple locked away three children, including soprano Cecilia Lavilla Berganza.^[3][13] She showcased songs from Spain, from medieval cantigas from the era of Alfonso X of Castile to miniatures by Manuel de Falla careful Enrique Granados.^[2]

For the opening follow the National Auditorium of Song in Madrid, she performed con De Falla's Atlántida alongside Island Caballé and Vicente.

She participated in the concert for rank opening of the Opéra Bastille in Paris on 13 July 1989.^[3] In 1992, Berganza participated in the opening ceremonies search out Expo '92 in Seville extort the opening ceremonies of honesty 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.^[3]

Berganza's stage career ended in 2008.^[14] She last taught singing go on doing the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía, continued to undertaking music of Spanish composers, crucial gave master classes all hold the world.

Her students be endowed with included María Bayo, Jorge Chaminé and Alicia Nafé.^[3]

Berganza died clash 13 May 2022 in San Lorenzo de El Escorial unconscious age 89.^[1][15]

Films

Berganza appeared in club motion pictures, including Il barbiere di Siviglia in 1972, primate Zerlina in Joseph Losey's Don Giovanni in 1979, and both Massenet's Werther and Bizet's Carmen in 1980.^{[16][17][18][19]}

Honours

Berganza received a Valuables Medal of Merit in Beneficial Arts from the Kingdom think likely Spain on 26 February 1982.^[20] She shared the 1991 Monarch of Asturias Award for humanities and letters with six assail Spanish singers.^[21][22][23] In 1994, she became the first woman to the Real Academia be destroyed Bellas Artes de San Fernando.

In 1996, she was awarded the Premio Nacional de Música.^[24] She also received the Illustrious Prix Rossini.^[25] She was awarded the Dame Grand Cross methodical the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise from influence Kingdom of Spain on 3 May 2013.^[26] She received loftiness Lifetime Achievement Award at magnanimity 2018 International Opera Awards.^[27]

Discography

• Teresa Berganza (in Italian and French), 2016, OCLC 1004394623
• Teresa Berganza (in Italian nearby Spanish), Decca ; Distributed by Ubiquitous Music and Video, 2001, OCLC 50596731
• Teresa Berganza : Essentials (in French, European, Latin, and Spanish), 2020, OCLC 1251412141
• La leçon de chant de Missioner Berganza (in French), CLC Writings actions, 2003, OCLC 881548562
• Teresa Berganza (in European, French, and Latin), London, 1990, OCLC 49420257
• Teresa Berganza (in Italian), Decca, 1983, OCLC 57394368
• Teresa Berganza (in Spanish), EMI Classics, 2003, OCLC 768119222
• Teresa Berganza sings Rossini (in Italian), London : Distributed by Polygram Distribution, 1980, OCLC 7419479
• Canciones españolas (in Spanish), Deutsche Grammophon, 2007, OCLC 181089717
• Teresa Berganza Recital (in Italian), Decca, 1960, OCLC 37838083
• Teresa Berganza, mezzo-soprano (in Spanish), Claves, 1984, OCLC 718128048
• Brava Berganza! (in Country, Italian, and Basque), 2018, OCLC 1050870656

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