Sad news arrived this morning from Barcelona: Monserrat Figueras, a marvelous Catalan soprano with a luminous voice that helped generations of listeners discover hidden early music treasures, passed ...

On November 23, the Catalan singer Montserrat Figueras died at her home in Bellaterra, near Barcelona, at the age of 69. Together with her husband, the legendary early bowed strings master Jordi ...

NEW YORK - Montserrat Figueras - a glamorous, powerfully emotive Catalan soprano who with her husband, Jordi Savall, created ensembles that revitalized the performance of early music - died Nov. 23 at ...

Merula: Arie e Capricci Montserrat Figueras, soprano; Jean-Pierre Canihac, Ton Koopman, Andrew Lawrence King, Rolf Lislevand, Lorenz Duftschmid and Jordi Savall (Astree). Tarquinio Merula (ca.

Montserrat Figueras, a Spanish soprano whose enchanting voice helped her husband, musician Jordi Savall, resurrect and popularize forgotten European music from the Renaissance and earlier eras, died ...

Montserrat Figueras, who has died aged 69, was hailed as the heart and soul of the various baroque ensembles assembled and directed by her husband, the great viola da gamba player Jordi Savall.

“It is not enough to listen to it with your ears, you must listen to this music with your soul, your spirit. We are lucky because Spain is a melting pot of different cultures. When you hear music, ...

Montserrat Figueras i García was an outstanding soprano and a leading figure in the performance of a vast vocal repertoire from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods. Born in Barcelona into a ...