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The opera was based on a novel attributed to Jose Burgos, but was proven to be a hoax made by Jose E. Marco. The opera tells of the story of the Governor-General Francisco Bustamante and his subsequent assassination and the revenge of his wife Luisa, now called La Loba Negra, after the death of her husband.
Fides is also known for writing opera librettos for several Filipino composers. Some of the librettos she wrote are listed here: [1] [7] Lucrecia Kasilag's Larawan ng kababihan: Maskara at Mukha (1981) Lucrecia Kasilag's Why Flowers Bloom in May (2008) Francisco Feliciano's La Loba Negra (1984) Ryan Cayabyab's Spoliarium (2003)
Bayrakdarian is noted as much for her stage presence as for her musicality, [5] and she has followed a unique career path. Since winning first prize at the 2000 Operalia International Opera Competition [6] founded by Plácido Domingo, she has launched an international opera career, appearing at the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, La Scala, Paris Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Salzburg ...
She has performed as Mimi in the La Boheme, Violetta in La Traviata, Lakme in Lakme, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Anastacia in Mayo, the title role in Phaedra, La Loba in La Loba Negra, Ghost of Cherry in Sakurahime, Mother in Hansel and Gretel, Christine in Phantom of the Opera, Euridice in Orpheus and Euridice of Gluck and soloist in the ...
Those singers whose birth year is unknown are sorted by the first year that they are known to have flourished. This list should not include singers who have never performed in a staged opera with the exception of historic non-white singers who were barred from the opera stage in varying parts of the world due to discrimination prior to the mid ...
Annabelle Bernard (1935-2005) was an operatic soprano who performed with the Deutsche Oper Berlin for approximately 40 years. [1] Upon being hired by the Deutsche Oper Berlin in 1962, Bernard became the first black woman to be hired as a member of a major opera ensemble cast.
Mattiwilda Dobbs (July 11, 1925 – December 8, 2015) was an American coloratura soprano and was one of the first black singers to enjoy a major international career in opera. She was the first black singer to perform at La Scala in Italy, the first black woman to receive a long-term performance contract and to sing a lead role at the ...
Haydée Mercedes "La Negra" Sosa (Latin American Spanish: [meɾˈseðes ˈsosa]; 9 July 1935 [1] – 4 October 2009) was an Argentine singer who was popular throughout Latin America and many countries outside the region.