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- Birth nameTeresa Berganza Vargas
- Teresa Berganza was born on March 16, 1933 in Madrid, Spain. She was an actress, known for Don Giovanni (1979), ¡Buen viaje, excelencia! (2003) and Carmen (1980). She was married to José Rifá and Felix Lavilla. She died on May 13, 2022 in Madrid, Spain.
- SpousesJosé Rifá(1986 - ?) (divorced)Felix Lavilla(1957 - 1977) (divorced, 3 children)
- ChildrenCecilia Lavilla Berganza
- She made her operatic debut at the Aix-en-Provence Festival as Dorabella in Mozart's "Così Fan Tutte." She subsequently had great success as Cherubino in a Glyndebourne opera house performance of Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro".
- Mezzo-soprano known for her performances of Mozart and Rossini. Her repertoire included Catalan folk songs as well as song cycles by Schubert, Schumann, and Mahler.
- As a child she wanted to become a nun, and she entered the Madrid Conservatory to study piano and organ for her religious vocation. One of her teachers noticed her singing talent, which earned her first place in a contest sponsored by the conservatory.
- In 1967, she made her Metropolitan Opera debut, again as Cherubino, directed by Nikolaus Lehnhoff in his house debut, and conducted by Joseph Rosenstock, alongside Cesare Siepi as Figaro, Mirella Freni as Susanna, Tom Krause and Pilar Lorengar as the Almaviva couple.
- In 1992, Berganza participated in the opening ceremonies of Expo '92 in Seville and the opening ceremonies of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
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