This Barcelona-born soprano was one of the great legends of lyric opera of the twentieth century. Acclaimed by the best opera theatres in the world, she was one of the featured voices at the Gran Teatre del Liceu. She also regularly performed at New York's Met, the Royal Opera House in London, the Opéra National in Paris, the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and La Scala in Milan. She played a key role in exporting Spanish folklore with popular songs from the Baroque and Renaissance. Her repertoire was comprised of Catalan, Basque, Galician, Mallorcan and Sephardic songs. She was recognised with many awards, like the Gold Medal from the government of Catalonia (1982). On 1 November of this year, coinciding with the centenary of her birth, Victoria de los Ángeles Year will open with an official event and a concert at the University of Barcelona, the place where she was born 100 years ago. The Palau de la Música, one of the venues where she performed, is close to the Jaume I metro stop.
An internationally successful soprano, she acted in Milan's La Scala and New York's Metropolitan, among others, with her repertoire of Catalan, Basque, Galician, Mallorcan and Sephardic songs.