Fedora Inglés
Fedora Alemán (born October 11, 1912 in Caracas ; † February 6, 2018 there ) was a Venezuelan singer (soprano).
Life
Alemán studied singing at the Escuela de Música y Declamación in Caracas and completed her training with Alfred Hollander in New York . It was there that she made her first recordings for RCA Víctor . In 1936 she made her debut at the Teatro Municipal de Caracas .
Concert tours followed through the USA, to Rio de Janeiro and in 1951 through the Caribbean. At the Primar Festival de Música Latinoamericana de Caracas in 1954 she sang the Bachianas Brasileñas by Heitor Villa-Lobos , who declared her the best interpreter of this work. In 1956 she sang Lucy in Gian Carlo Menotti's opera Das Telefon or Die Liebe zu threesome .
After appearing in Nice and Paris , she traveled to Israel in 1964, where she performed in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv . The following year she sang the world premiere of Joaquín Rodrigo Cuatro Canciones sefardíes at the Ateneo de Madrid and the Universidad Complutense . In 1971 she won first prize at the Certosa Festival in Italy. In 1974 she was voted Woman of the Year in Venezuela. In 1977 she received the Premio Nacional de Música , in 1974 and 1992 the Order of Andrés Bello . The Universidad Simón Bolívar honored her with an honorary doctorate in 2006 as a “pioneer of lyric singing in Venezuela” and as a music teacher.
Numerous works have been dedicated to Alemán, including Por los caminos de Zorca y Petrea by Blanca Estrella de Méscoli , La renuncia by Antonio Estévez , Vuelas al fin by Moisés Moleiro , Canción a Fedora by José Reyna , Giraluna lejana by Inocente Carreño , Alma no me digas nada by Ana Mercedes Asuaje de Rugeles and Pájaro del agua by Joaquín Rodrigo.
In 1989 she retired from the stage. She then worked as director of the Museo del Teclado , musical director of the Fundarte Foundation (Fundación para el desarrollo de la cultura y las artes) and president of the Consejo Nacional del Arte Lírico .
Individual evidence
- ^ Fallció la soprano venezolana Fedora Alemán, a sus 105 años . informe21.com, February 6, 2018, accessed February 7, 2018 (Spanish).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Inglés, fedora |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Venezuelan singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Caracas |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 2018 |
| Place of death | Caracas |