Happy Birthday Victoria de los Angeles
Today is the 86th anniversary of the birth of the beloved Spanish Catalan soprano, November 1, 1923.
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Heavenly singing from her who, in Barcelona, is known as Victória dels Angels.
Now, how soon will the Vicar chime in praising Una Hale at Mme. de los Angeles’ expense???
I liked opera from when I was a kid, but, when I heard the de los Angeles/Bjoerling Boheme for the first time sometime in my 20s (my dad had the LP I think), the earth shifted, the gods had a good laugh, and I became a helpless addict.
You might say de los A was my “first,” and, even now, when I hear her on the radio or something unexpectedly, somehow the sweetness of her voice still just stops me in my tracks.
I adore my “Vicky”… I was lucky enough to see her in recital in 1994 and it was a life-transforming experience. She sang Schubert’s Ave Maria with her arms stetched and her hands joined in prayer in a way that, frankly, I found a little grotesque until I realized that she believed in this prayer 100% and she managed to make it quite convincing! Her sincerity won you over regardless of your religious belief (or disbelief, in my case…). Thank you, sweet Vicky, for countless hours of musical enjoyment! Happy birthday!
httpv://www.ina.fr/art-et-culture/musique/video/RAF07044380/regine-crespin-a-l-opera-de-marseille.fr.html
Remember hearing her in Minneapolis in May, 1951, doing Faust with Siepi and di Stefano. Near perfection.
QPF [#15] — Aaah, Regine. Don’t you love the way she is sitting there in her dressing room with her fur draped round her shoulders and all her jewellery on. Now that’s a diva … And the way she looks into camera when she wants to make her point about how wonderful Marseille is.
Here’s VdlA’s first Act Mimi. She’s not terribly photogenic but she captures every nuance of Mimi’s lovely accounting of her life.
Happy Birthday Vicki!