Singer Victoria de los Angeles Dies

The Washington Post | January 17, 2005 | Copyright

Victoria de los Angeles, 81, a Spanish soprano whose career spanned five decades as her voice was sought after for its masterful tonal control and its seemingly effortless ability to turn on the power, died Jan. 15 at a hospital in Barcelona. She had heart and respiratory ailments.

Ms. de los Angeles -- a musical prodigy who finished courses at the Liceo Conservatory in Barcelona in three years instead of the usual six -- performed at the Paris Opera, London's Covent Garden and the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

Near the end of her career, she sang at the closing ceremonies of the 1992 ...

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