Victoria de los Ángeles Centennial Gala
For International Women’s Day 2026, OperaVision looks back at the recent centenary of Victoria de los Ángeles, one of the most important sopranos of the 20th century. Born in Barcelona - more precisely at the University of Barcelona, where her father worked as a caretaker - on 1 November 1923. She left an enduring legacy in the world of music.
To commemorate this milestone, the Victoria de los Ángeles Foundation and the Gran Teatre del Liceu present a centenary gala honoring the soprano. Ten of today’s most outstanding female singers came together to revisit the arias and Lieder that Victoria de los Ángeles cherished most and that defined her artistic journey. Conceived by Marc Busquets, curator of the centenary, and staged by French director Vincent Huguet, the gala traces the life and career of Victoria de los Ángeles. The performance featured the Gran Teatre del Liceu Orchestra, conducted by Lucas Macías Navarro.
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Cast
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Sopranos
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Maria Agresta
Louise Alder
Juliana Grigoryan
Sabina Puertolas
Fatma Said
Iréne Theorin
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Mezzo-sopranos
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Dame Sarah Connolly
Joyce DiDonato
Helena Ressurreição
Marina Viotti
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Piano
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Julius Drake
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Guitar
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Bernardo Rambeaud
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Orchestra
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Gran Teatre del Liceu Symphony Orchestra
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Conductor
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Lucas Macías Navarro
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Director
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Vincent Huguet
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Lights
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Conchita Pons
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Costume designer
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Clémence Pernoud
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Concept
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Marc Busquets
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PROGRAMME
An die Musik - Franz Schubert
Dame Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano
Julius Drake, piano
Ai que linda moça - Ernesto Halffter
Helena Ressurreição, mezzo-soprano
Bernardo Rambeaud, guitar
Del cabello más sutil - Ferran Obradors
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano
Julius Drake, piano
Die Forelle - Franz Schubert
Louise Alder, soprano
Julius Drake, piano
‘Sì, mi chiamano Mimì’ - La Bohème - Giacomo Puccini
Maria Agresta, soprano
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child (spiritual)
Marina Viotti, mezzo-soprano
Julius Drake, piano
‘Damunt de tu només les flors’ - Frederic Mompou
Sabina Puértolas, soprano
‘Porgi amor’ - Le nozze di Figaro - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Louise Alder, soprano
‘Vivan los que ríen’ - La vida breve - Manuel de Falla
Fatma Said, soprano
Un bel dì vedremo’ - Madama Butterfly - Giacomo Puccini
Juliana Grigorian, soprano
Canzone del salice / ‘Ave Maria’ - Otello - Giuseppe Verdi
Maria Agresta, soprano
‘Una voce poco fa’ - Il barbiere di Siviglia - Gioacchino Rossini
Marina Viotti, mezzo-soprano
‘Je marche sur tous les chemins… Obéissons quand leur voix appelle’ - Manon - Jules Massenet
Sabina Puértolas, soprano
Overture - Tannhäuser - Richard Wagner
Gran Teatre del Liceu Symphony Orchestra
‘Dicht, teure Halle!’ - Tannhäuser - Richard Wagner
Iréne Theorin, soprano
‘Einsam in trüben Tagen’ - Lohengrin - Richard Wagner
Iréne Theorin, soprano
‘Va! Laisse couler mes larmes’ - Werther - Jules Massenet
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano
‘Senza mamma’ - Suor Angelica - Giacomo Puccini
Juliana Grigorian, soprano
‘When I am laid in earth’ - Dido and Aeneas - Henry Purcell
Dame Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano
Widmung - Robert Schumann
Fatma Said, soprano
Julius Drake, piano
Vergebliches Ständchen - Johannes Brahms
Dame Sarah Connolly
Julius Drake, piano
Auf flügeln des Gesanges - Felix Mendelssohn
Louise Alder, soprano
Julius Drake, piano
Duetto buffo di due Gatti - Gioacchino Rossini
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano
Marina Viotti, mezzo-soprano
Près des remparts de Séville’ - Carmen - Georges Bizet
Marina Viotti, mezzo-soprano
Bachianas brasileiras - Heitor Villa-Lobos
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