What they have said about her
Testimonials
"What artist in the world does not recognize the name of Victoria de los Ángeles with respect and affection?
Hearing her sing changed my life in many ways. For me, she is the ultimate expression of the artist and the human being, and that shines through in her voice, in her beautiful face, and in her extraordinary art.
At the center of everything related to her is her heart, and that is what inspired me as an artist. I am very grateful to have met her many years ago and to wear with such pride the earrings that her lovely family gave me a few years ago.
I simply adore her!"
"Victoria de los Ángeles, who did everything well, who perfectly pronounced the languages in which she sang, possessed perfect musicality. Victoria is one of the singers who has accompanied me throughout my years of study, and I consider her a model thanks to the purity of her voice and her uncompromising way of 'making music.' Victoria was not a Lied singer; she was the Lied personified. Along with Schwarzkopf, they were the pinnacle—very different in their conception, but both extraordinary."
"With her style and her voice, Victoria touched eternity; the air of young music professionals is still fanned by her, and the memories of those of us who, at twilight, contemplate the past are spurred by her—today already without her, because Victoria has been and will always be an angel."
"There is sunshine in her sound and a smile in her voice."
"Victoria was an example of musical rigor, professionalism, discipline, and seriousness, but above all, of love for music."
"She was the great role model to follow in developing a musical career; she was the person who created an ideal of what an opera singer should be. This ideal is that of one of the simplest, kindest, and most sincere people on a personal level, with perfect musicality and diction on a musical one."
"She is an irreplaceable figure and an unparalleled professional. All subsequent generations have tried to emulate her art."
"Finally, I must choose the soprano Victoria de los Ángeles and everything she performed in her career. I was looking at the Spanish repertoire for the recording of my recital ¡Pasión! and I heard La maja y el ruiseñor. Her singing has the clarity and beauty that I love. I am not interested in singers who let you know how great they are. I am interested in those who do not get in the way and serve the text. There is a natural surrender and a frankness in her that speaks to me and teaches me: her simplicity is perfect for the medium of song."
"Those of us who have followed her have learned from her great dedication, her musicality, and her extraordinary dignity."
"Victoria de los Ángeles is one of the two best sopranos of the 20th century. Let the reader choose the other."
"She was an impressive singer due to her great musicality and the fact that she possessed a clear, Mediterranean timbre."
"She is an unrepeatable figure who marked an era in the world of opera and song, but she was also, and to the same extent, an exquisite person, overflowing with simplicity and humanity, who carried her mastery with the spirit of an anti-diva."
"She was an example of love and light. I would not have reached this point without having listened to her delicate music. We are all who we are thanks to her."