Lorengar, Pilar (1928–)
Lorengar, Pilar (1928–)
Spanish soprano. Born Pilar Lorenza Garcia, Jan 16, 1928, in Saragossa, Spain; studied with Angeles Ottein, Carl Ebert, and Martha Klust.
Debuted in Madrid (1949), Covent Garden (1955), Glyndebourne (1956–60), and Salzburg (1961–64); appeared at Metropolitan Opera (1966–78); had long operatic career which led her from a youthful Cherubino in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro (Marriage of Figaro) to a mature countess; was also successful in light opera and sang in the zarzuelas (musical comedies) of Spain. Named Austrian Kammersängerin (1963).
See also Women in World History.
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