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Teresa Berganza

Actress | * 03/16/1935 († 87, 05/13/2022) | Madrid (Spain)
Teresa Berganza Vargas OAXS (16 March 1933 – 13 May 2022) 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. ()
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Teresa Berganza Vargas OAXS (born 16 March 1935) is a Spanish mezzo-soprano. She is most closely associated with the roles of Rossini, Mozart, and Bizet. She is admired for her technical virtuosity, musical intelligence, and beguiling stage presence.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Music

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Awards & Nominations for Teresa Berganza

Princess of AsturIAS Award for The Arts Honorary Doctor of The University of Madrid Complutense Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts Gold Medal of The Círculo De Bellas Artes Grand Cross of The Civil Order of Alfonso X The Wise Gold Medal of Madrid Honorary Doctorate of The University of Alcala International Opera Awards
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Movies with Teresa Berganza as Actress(4)

as Mother2003 Grimm
as Carmen1980 Georges Bizet: Carmen
as Zerlina1979 Don Giovanni

TV Shows/Series with Teresa Berganza as Actress(4)

as Helena Berriatúa2001 Cuéntame cómo pasó
as herself1986 Da Capo
as herself1975 Numéro un
as herself1972 Le Grand Échiquier

Additional Information

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Citizenship: Spain
Born: Saturday, 03/16 1935 (March) in Madrid (Spain)
Died: Friday, 05/13 2022 (May) in San Lorenzo de El Escorial (aged: 87)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: Spanish (ES)
Educated at: Madrid Royal Conservatory
Member of: Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Academia de las Artes Escénicas de España
Spouses (current/former): Félix Lavilla
Other names for Teresa Berganza (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Teresa Berganza Vargas OAXS"
"María Teresa Berganza Mariana"
Teresa Berganza frequently works together with these people:
Gilbert Bécaud (6x, Actor)
Thierry Le Luron (5x, Actor)
Charles Aznavour (5x, Actor)
Michel Berger (5x, Actor)
Nicole Croisille (5x, Actress)
Julien Clerc (5x, Actor)
Claude Nougaro (5x, Actor)
Tino Rossi (5x, Actor)
Michel Sardou (5x, Actor)
Marie-Paule Belle (5x, Actress)
Serge Lama (5x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:372839, Added: 08/16/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024