Victoria De Los Ángeles Todo Parecía Tan Sencillo

The soprano Victoria de los Ángeles (1923-2005) reigned in theatres around the world, and this is the first biography that has been compiled from the study of her personal and professional documents. Pep Gorgori’s meticulous work now allows us to discover a woman, Victoria de los Ángeles López García “or Tori, as she used to sign letters to her family”, who surprises and fascinates us as much or more than the artist we think we know. This book combines rigorous analysis of sources with a clear desire to captivate readers, whether they are music lovers or simply wish to learn about a unique artistic personality of the 20th century. To tell her life story, with all its complexity, is to pay tribute to a generation of women who, after the war, endured hardship, gender discrimination and, very often, their own husbands. In its shadows, this is the story of all of them. In its light, it is the story of the most human of divas. It is, moreover, the account of a complex century, at once sad and vibrant, dramatic and beautiful.