Elvira de Hidalgo is remembered in music for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Elvira de Hidalgo as operatic soprano and pedagogue (1891–1980).
Elvira de Hidalgo was born at Valderrobres in 1891. Her recorded nationality is Spain.
Recording arrived in this generation and changed everything: a performance could now outlive the performer.
She worked as opera singer, music educator and university teacher.
The instruments recorded are voice.
What survives in music is rarely what sold best at the time.
That the work came out of Spain shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Elvira de Hidalgo died in 1980, aged 89. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Instruments: voice
