Scherzo reports the death of the Galician mezzo-soprano Inés Rivadeneira at the age of 91.
Dhe gave up the stage in 1973 to become one of the first professors at the Escuela de Canto in Madrid.
Her recording of El amor brujo has long been considered a reference performance.
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a fine singer
Great interpreter of Falla’s “El Amor Brujo”. RIP
Also, a great singer of zarzuela. May she rest in peace.
She can be heard in Oscar Espla’s De profundis
Angeles Chamorro, soprano; Inés Rivadeneira, mezzo, Carlo del Monte, tenor; Antonio Blancas, bass,
Coro e orquestra de RTVE.; Radiotelevisión Española
Igor Markevitch (recording 1966)
https://youtu.be/pP4a-9szLEk
Great singer and teacher. Her performances of la Beltrana in Doña Francisquita, Carmen, Ulrica in un Ballo in Maschera and so many others are good references of fine singing. Rest in peace, Inés!