Person Open DS/UK/11370 Berganza; Teresa (16 March 1933-13 May 2022); OAXS; Spanish mezzo-soprano singer Berganza Teresa 16 March 1933-13 May 2022 Spanish mezzo-soprano singer Female (cisgender) Teresa Berganza Vargas Madrid, Spain (born)

Spanish Music | Vocals | Mezzo-soprano White No known disability No known religious affiliation Former spouse of Félix Lavilla (Spanish pianist) Heterosexual Teresa Berganza Vargas was a Spanish mezzo-soprano. She is most closely associated with roles such as Rossini's Rosina and La Cenerentola, and later Bizet's Carmen, admired for her technical virtuosity, musical intelligence, and beguiling stage presence. Berganza was a key singer in a Rossini renaissance which explored less performed operas and restored the leading roles to mezzo register. She appeared as Zerlina in Joseph Losey's Don Giovanni film in 1979. She participated in the opening ceremonies of the Expo '92 in Seville and of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Berganza (2023) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 1/22/2014 RAHAKirkbride 6/27/2023 df06c5e8-48b7-4a61-9587-0615a3ef8b2e