Photo file, taken on August 20, 2013, by mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza, who died at age 89. Photo EFE/File/Alberto Aja
At 89 years old, Teresa Berganza diedthe Spanish mezzo-soprano who performed on stages around the world with an extraordinary technique that elevated him to the podium of the best opera singers of the 20th century.
Born in Madrid in 1933, Berganza took his voice at Scala in Milan, at the Vienna Opera, Covent Garden in London and at the Metropolitan in New York.
Before choosing to sing, he studied piano, harmony, chamber music, composition, organ and cello.
Spanish mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza at a press conference at the Spanish embassy in 2008.
Berganza has performed on stages around the world with an extraordinary technique that elevated him to the podium of the best opera singers of the 20th century, a virtuosity that he associates not only with natural gift but with perseverance. learning and discipline.
Zarzuela is the genre that forms one of its musical emblems, along with Rossini and Mozart.
Along with Plácido Domingo and other opera giants such as Montserrat Caballé, Victoria de los Ángeles, José Carreras, Pilar Lorengar and Alfredo Kraus, he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for Arts in 1991.
Dedicated to teaching music, especially in the late 90s, he retired from the stage after 58 years in 2008 when he lost his voice on a show.
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Source: Clarin