Teresa Berganza
Biography
Teresa Berganza was a Spanish mezzo-soprano born on March 16, 1933, who made her concert debut in Madrid in 1955 and went on to perform key roles in Rossini's "La Cenerentola" and Bizet's "Carmen". She was part of a Rossini renaissance that revived the mezzo register, and appeared as Zerlina in Joseph Losey's film adaptation of "Don Giovanni" in 1979. Berganza also participated in notable events such as Expo '92 and the 1992 Summer Olympics.