Cuban Nightingale has died, at 91

Cuban Nightingale has died, at 91

RIP

norman lebrecht

December 14, 2021

The coloratura soprano Maria Remolá, known as the Cuban Nightingale for her high-note appearances with the national ballet, has died in a Santo Domingo care home, aged 91.

Bareclona born, she settled in Cuba in the 1950s and was regarded there as a national heroine.

Comments

  • AndrewB says:

    Maria Remola helped to found the Cuban National opera I believe and supported many projects for young singers. Such a beautiful timbre , range and agility. Her habit of going beyond the written high note and into the stratosphere reminds me a little of Erna Sack.

    • Sylph Ear says:

      Ima Sumac- I have a distant memory of her singing something called,I believe, “In the Depths of the Temple” in which she displayed a range of at least five octaves!

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