Victoria de los Angeles fick sin utbildning i födelsestaden Barcelona där hon också debuterade 1946 som grevinnan i Figaros bröllop. Hon gjorde sensation 1949 som Marguerite i Faust på Grand Opéra i Paris och året därpå som Mimi i Boheme på Covent Garden.
Victoria de los Angeles sopran 1923-2005
Mellan 1951-61 sjöng Victoria de los Angeles på Metropolitan Opera och hon gästade ofta La Scala och Wiener Staatsoper. Hon var lyrisk sopran men behärskade också Rossinis koloraturpartier för mezzosopraner och sjöng från 1979 Carmen med stor framgång.
Victoria de los Angeles speciella röst, charmfull och i grunden lyrisk visade sig även ha framgång i Strauss och Wagners verk , bland annat vidFestspelen i Bayreuth 1961-62. Victoria de los Angeles blev speciellt känd för sina kvinnoporträtt inom den franska och italienska repertoaren, såsom Charlotte i Werther, Mimi i Bohème, titelrollen i Madame Butterfly och Violetta i La Traviata. Hennes inspelningar av spanska romanser kom att bilda skola.
Bayreuth Festspiele
Victoria de los Angeles sjöng Elisabeth i Tannhäuser 1961-62
Metropolitan Opera
[Met Performance] CID:156400 ![]() Faust {492} Metropolitan Opera House; 03/17/1951 Debut: Victoria de los Angeles Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:156430 Madama Butterfly {306} Metropolitan Opera House; 03/20/1951 |
| [Met Performance] CID:156500 Faust {493} Lyric Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland; 03/27/1951 |
| [Met Performance] CID:156530 La Bohème {449} Metropolitan Opera House; 03/30/1951 |
| [Met Performance] CID:156560 La Bohème {450} American Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 04/2/1951 |
| [Met Performance] CID:156600 La Bohème {451} Metropolitan Opera House; 04/6/1951 Debut: Frank D’Elia |
| [Met Performance] CID:156650 La Bohème {452} Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts; 04/11/1951 |
| [Met Performance] CID:156700 Faust {494} Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts; 04/14/1951 |
| [Met Performance] CID:156870 Madama Butterfly {309} Fair Park Auditorium, Dallas, Texas; 04/28/1951 |
| [Met Performance] CID:156900 Faust {496} City Auditorium, Houston, Texas; 05/1/1951 |
| [Met Performance] CID:156960 Faust {497} Northrup Memorial Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota; 05/6/1951 |
| [Met Performance] CID:156990 Faust {498} Purdue Hall of Music, Lafayette, Indiana; 05/9/1951 |
| [Met Performance] CID:157030 La Bohème {453} Civic Opera House, Chicago, Illinois; 05/12/1951 |
[Met Performance] CID:158030 ![]() Le Nozze di Figaro {120} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/17/1951 Debuts: Mildred Miller, Gabor Carelli Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:158060 Le Nozze di Figaro {121} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/21/1951 |
| [Met Performance] CID:158090 La Bohème {454} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/24/1951 Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:158140 La Bohème {455} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/29/1951 Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:158180 Le Nozze di Figaro {123} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/3/1951 |
[Met Performance] CID:158420 ![]() Manon {166} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/26/1951 Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:158480 Manon {167} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/1/1952 |
| [Met Performance] CID:158510 Le Nozze di Figaro {124} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/4/1952 |
| [Met Performance] CID:159040 Le Nozze di Figaro {125} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/22/1952 |
| [Met Performance] CID:159110 Manon {169} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/28/1952 |
| [Met Performance] CID:159130 Le Nozze di Figaro {126} Metropolitan Opera House; 03/1/1952 Broadcast |
| [Met Performance] CID:159190 Madama Butterfly {316} Metropolitan Opera House; 03/6/1952 Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:159320 Le Nozze di Figaro {127} American Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 03/18/1952 |
| [Met Performance] CID:159370 La Bohème {464} Metropolitan Opera House; 03/22/1952 |
| [Met Performance] CID:159520 Carmen {475} Metropolitan Opera House; 04/5/1952 |
| [Met Performance] CID:159530 Manon {170} Metropolitan Opera House; 04/7/1952 |
| [Met Performance] CID:159560 Le Nozze di Figaro {128} Metropolitan Opera House; 04/10/1952 |
| [Met Performance] CID:159610 Madama Butterfly {318} Music Hall, Cleveland, Ohio; 04/15/1952 |
| [Met Performance] CID:159640 La Bohème {465} Music Hall, Cleveland, Ohio; 04/18/1952 |
| [Met Performance] CID:161100 Madama Butterfly {322} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/22/1952 Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:161360 Madama Butterfly {325} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/19/1952 |
| [Met Performance] CID:161410 Madama Butterfly {326} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/24/1952 |
| [Met Performance] CID:161470 Carmen {493} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/30/1952 |
| [Met Performance] CID:161580 Opera News Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg {269} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/10/1953 Debut: Joseph Folmer Broadcast |
| [Met Performance] CID:161600 La Bohème {474} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/12/1953 |
| [Met Performance] CID:161680 Carmen {494} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/20/1953 Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:162030 La Bohème {477} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/21/1953 Broadcast |
[Met Performance] CID:164000 ![]() New production Faust {499} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/16/1953 Opening Night {69} Rudolf Bing, General Manager Debuts: Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Peter Brook Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:164050 Faust {500} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/24/1953 |
| [Met Performance] CID:164100 Faust {501} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/28/1953 |
| [Met Performance] CID:164160 Faust {502} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/5/1953 Broadcast |
| [Met Performance] CID:164210 Faust {503} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/9/1953 |
| [Met Performance] CID:164270 Faust {504} The American Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 12/15/1953 |
| [Met Performance] CID:164290 Faust {505} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/17/1953 |
| [Met Performance] CID:164350 Pelléas et Mélisande {51} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/23/1953 Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:164400 Faust {506} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/28/1953 |
| [Met Performance] CID:164480 La Bohème {494} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/5/1954 |
| [Met Performance] CID:164510 Faust {507} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/8/1954 |
| [Met Performance] CID:164560 Pelléas et Mélisande {53} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/12/1954 |
| [Met Performance] CID:165410 Opera News Carmen {513} Metropolitan Opera House; 04/3/1954 Broadcast Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:165450 Il Barbiere di Siviglia {251} Metropolitan Opera House; 04/7/1954 Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:165500 Carmen {514} Metropolitan Opera House; 04/10/1954 |
| [Met Performance] CID:165520 Il Barbiere di Siviglia {252} Metropolitan Opera House; 04/13/1954 Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:165610 Faust {510} Public Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio; 04/21/1954 |
| [Met Performance] CID:165670 Faust {511} Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts; 04/27/1954 |
| [Met Performance] CID:165750 Faust {512} Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia; 05/4/1954 |
| [Met Performance] CID:165790 La Bohème {506} The Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama; 05/6/1954 |
| [Met Performance] CID:165830 Le Nozze di Figaro {138} State Fair Auditorium, Dallas, Texas; 05/9/1954 |
| [Met Performance] CID:165860 Faust {514} Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri; 05/12/1954 |
| [Met Performance] CID:165910 Faust {515} Northrup Memorial Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota; 05/16/1954 |
| [Met Concert/Gala] CID:167000 Chapter: Opening Night Telecast Gala Opening Metropolitan Opera House; 11/8/1954 Opening Night {70} Rudolf Bing, General Manager Telecast Reviews |
| [Met Performance] CID:167080 Faust {519} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/18/1954 Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:167120 Faust {520} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/22/1954 |
| [Met Performance] CID:167170 Madama Butterfly {333} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/27/1954 |
| [Met Performance] CID:167230 Manon {172} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/3/1954 Debuts: Shakeh Vartenissian, Diana Turner, Malcolm McCormick Reviews |
| [Met Performance] CID:167280 Faust {521} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/8/1954 |
| [Met Performance] CID:167320 Manon {173} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/11/1954 |
| [Met Performance] CID:167380 Manon {174} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/18/1954 Broadcast |
[Met Performance] CID:167410 ![]() Manon {175} Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 12/21/1954 |
| [Met Performance] CID:168030 Faust {525} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/19/1955 Broadcast |
| [Met Performance] CID:168060 Madama Butterfly {338} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/22/1955 |
| [Met Performance] CID:168440 Manon {180} Lyric Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland; 03/29/1955 |
| [Met Concert/Gala] CID:168500 Gala Performance Metropolitan Opera House; 04/2/1955 |
| [Met Performance] CID:170730 Le Nozze di Figaro {147} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/27/1956 Reviews |
| [Met Performance] CID:170820 Le Nozze di Figaro {148} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/4/1956 |
| [Met Performance] CID:170900 Le Nozze di Figaro {149} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/13/1956 |
| [Met Performance] CID:170930 Faust {541} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/16/1956 Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:171020 La Bohème {521} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/24/1956 |
| [Met Performance] CID:171050 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg {281} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/27/1956 |
| [Met Performance] CID:171490 Opera News Le Nozze di Figaro {152} Metropolitan Opera House; 04/7/1956 Broadcast |
| [Met Performance] CID:176040 La Traviata {415} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/2/1957 Debut: Robert Nagy Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:176120 Faust {546} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/11/1957 |
| [Met Performance] CID:176170 La Traviata {416} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/16/1957 |
| [Met Performance] CID:176280 Faust {547} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/27/1957 Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:176330 Il Barbiere di Siviglia {273} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/2/1957 Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:176400 La Bohème {547} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/8/1957 Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:176420 Faust {548} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/10/1957 |
| [Met Performance] CID:176450 Il Barbiere di Siviglia {274} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/13/1957 |
[Met Performance] CID:176560 ![]() La Traviata {420} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/24/1957 |
| [Met Performance] CID:176610 La Bohème {548} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/28/1957 Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:176690 Le Nozze di Figaro {167} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/4/1958 Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:177200 La Traviata {425} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/22/1958 Broadcast |
| [Met Performance] CID:177250 Otello {118} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/27/1958 Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:177360 Otello {119} Metropolitan Opera House; 03/8/1958 Broadcast |
| [Met Performance] CID:177550 Otello {121} Lyric Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland; 03/25/1958 |
| [Met Performance] CID:177660 Madama Butterfly {362} Metropolitan Opera House; 04/3/1958 |
| [Met Performance] CID:177720 Otello {123} Metropolitan Opera House; 04/9/1958 |
| [Met Performance] CID:180040 Madama Butterfly {374} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/1/1958 Debut: Barry Morell, Luigi De Cesare |
| [Met Performance] CID:180120 La Bohème {556} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/8/1958 Debut: Sam Sternberg |
| [Met Performance] CID:180210 La Bohème {557} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/17/1958 |
| [Met Performance] CID:180290 Madama Butterfly {378} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/25/1958 |
| [Met Performance] CID:180340 La Bohème {558} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/29/1958 |
| [Met Performance] CID:183010 Manon {187} Metropolitan Opera House; 10/28/1959 Debuts: Teresa Stratas, Joan Wall Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:183080 La Traviata {433} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/4/1959 Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:183170 Manon {188} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/13/1959 |
[Met Performance] CID:183180 ![]() La Traviata {434} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/14/1959 Debut: Anna Moffo Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:183230 La Traviata {435} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/19/1959 |
| [Met Performance] CID:183370 Pelléas et Mélisande {54} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/2/1959 Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:183480 Manon {190} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/12/1959 Broadcast |
| [Met Performance] CID:183500 Pelléas et Mélisande {55} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/14/1959 |
| [Met Performance] CID:183530 Manon {191} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/17/1959 |
| [Met Performance] CID:183650 Manon {192} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/29/1959 |
| [Met Performance] CID:183700 Pelléas et Mélisande {56} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/2/1960 |
| [Met Performance] CID:183720 Pelléas et Mélisande {57} American Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 01/5/1960 |
| [Met Performance] CID:183780 Manon {193} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/11/1960 |
| [Met Performance] CID:183830 Pelléas et Mélisande {58} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/16/1960 Broadcast |
| [Met Performance] CID:183900 Pelléas et Mélisande {59} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/22/1960 |
| [Met Performance] CID:186850 Tannhäuser {383} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/16/1961 Debut: Loretta Di Franco Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:186880 Rigoletto {400} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/19/1961 Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:186940 Tannhäuser {384} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/25/1961 Debut: Eberhard Wächter Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:186950 New production Martha {93} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/26/1961 Debuts: Lilias Sims, Thomas Andrew Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:187050 Martha {94} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/4/1961 |
| [Met Performance] CID:187110 Martha {95} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/10/1961 |
| [Met Performance] CID:187160 Martha {96} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/15/1961 |
| [Met Performance] CID:187260 Martha {97} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/25/1961 Debut: Evangeline De Florio Broadcast |
| [Met Performance] CID:187300 Martha {98} American Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 02/28/1961 Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:187420 Opera News La Bohème {590} Metropolitan Opera House; 03/11/1961 Broadcast |
| [Met Performance] CID:187600 Martha {99} Metropolitan Opera House; 03/27/1961 |
| [Met Performance] CID:187770 La Bohème {591} Metropolitan Opera House; 04/10/1961 Debut: Dorothy Coulter Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:187810 Martha {100} Metropolitan Opera House; 04/13/1961 |
| [Met Performance] CID:187920 Martha {101} Metropolitan Theater, Boston, Massachusetts; 04/23/1961 |
| [Met Performance] CID:187970 La Bohème {593} Public Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio; 04/28/1961 |
| [Met Performance] CID:188000 Martha {102} Public Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio; 04/30/1961 |
| [Met Performance] CID:188050 Martha {103} Fox Theater, Atlanta, Georgia; 05/5/1961 |
| [Met Performance] CID:188090 Martha {104} Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama; 05/9/1961 |
| [Met Performance] CID:188130 Martha {105} McCormick Center, Chicago, Illinois; 05/13/1961 Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:188170 Martha {106} University Auditorium, Bloomington, Indiana; 05/16/1961 |
| [Met Performance] CID:188220 Martha {107} Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota; 05/20/1961 |
| [Met Performance] CID:188250 Martha {108} Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan; 05/23/1961 |
| [Met Performance] CID:188290 La Bohème {597} Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan; 05/27/1961 |
| [Met Performance] CID:188310 Martha {109} O’Keefe Center, Toronto, Canada; 05/29/1961 |
[Met Performance] CID:216520 ![]() Il Barbiere di Siviglia {321} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/7/1968 Telecast Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:223480 La Traviata {572} Metropolitan Opera House; 10/31/1970 Robert Merrill’s 25th Anniversary Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:255830 Opera News Carmen {761} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/9/1978 Broadcast Review |
| [Met Performance] CID:351149 Pelléas et Mélisande {108} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/05/2005 Broadcast |
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