{"id":10963,"date":"2025-10-06T11:31:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T09:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victoriadelosangeles.org\/victoria\/what-they-have-said-about-her\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T17:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:38:13","slug":"what-they-have-said-about-her","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.victoriadelosangeles.org\/en\/victoria\/what-they-have-said-about-her\/","title":{"rendered":"What they have said about her"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10963\" class=\"elementor elementor-10963 elementor-6877\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-898300f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"898300f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a308061 e-con-full slide_bio e-flex e-con 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data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn this section, we share several voices: testimonials that remember not only the exceptional artist, but also the approachable, generous, and deeply human woman that Victoria was.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3508fc0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3508fc0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-829c3c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"829c3c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5e3f25 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget 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data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:10000,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Testimonios\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"What artist in the world does not recognize the name of Victoria de los \u00c1ngeles with respect and affection?<br \/>\nHearing 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.<br \/>\nAt 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.<br \/>\nI simply adore her!\" <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.victoriadelosangeles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6014-1.jpg\" alt=\"Frederica von Stade\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Frederica von Stade<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Soprano<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"Victoria de los \u00c1ngeles, 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\u2014very different in their conception, but both extraordinary.\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.victoriadelosangeles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bernarda_fink-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bernarda Fink\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Bernarda Fink<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Mezzosoprano<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"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\u2014today already without her, because Victoria has been and will always be an angel.\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.victoriadelosangeles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/teresa-berganza-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"Teresa Berganza\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Teresa Berganza<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Mezzosoprano<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"There is sunshine in her sound and a smile in her voice.\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.victoriadelosangeles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/renee-fleming-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ren\u00e9e Fleming\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Ren\u00e9e Fleming<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Soprano<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"Victoria was an example of musical rigor, professionalism, discipline, and seriousness, but above all, of love for music.\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.victoriadelosangeles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ofelia-sala-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ofelia Sala\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Ofelia Sala<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Soprano<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"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.\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.victoriadelosangeles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/montserrat_caballe-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"Montserrat Caball\u00e9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Montserrat Caball\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Soprano<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"She is an irreplaceable figure and an unparalleled professional. All subsequent generations have tried to emulate her art.\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.victoriadelosangeles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/maria-bayo-1-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mar\u00eda Bayo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Mar\u00eda Bayo<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Soprano<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"Finally, I must choose the soprano Victoria de los \u00c1ngeles and everything she performed in her career. I was looking at the Spanish repertoire for the recording of my recital \u00a1Pasi\u00f3n! and I heard La maja y el ruise\u00f1or. 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.\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.victoriadelosangeles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Joyce.jpg\" alt=\"Joyce DiDonato\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Joyce DiDonato<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Mezzosoprano<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"Those of us who have followed her have learned from her great dedication, her musicality, and her extraordinary dignity.\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.victoriadelosangeles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/josep_carreras-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"Josep Carreras\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Josep Carreras<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Tenor<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"Victoria de los \u00c1ngeles is one of the two best sopranos of the 20th century. Let the reader choose the other.\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.victoriadelosangeles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Joaquin_Achucarro-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"Joaqu\u00edn Ach\u00facarro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Joaqu\u00edn Ach\u00facarro<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Pianist<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"She was an impressive singer due to her great musicality and the fact that she possessed a clear, Mediterranean timbre.\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.victoriadelosangeles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jesus_Lopez_Cobos-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jes\u00fas L\u00f3pez Cobos\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Jes\u00fas L\u00f3pez Cobos<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Conductor<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"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.\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.victoriadelosangeles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/jaume_aragall-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jaume Aragall\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Jaume Aragall<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Tenor<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"She was an example of love and light. 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