Montserrat Figueras (Soprano)
Born: 15th March 1942, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Died: 23rd November 2011, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
Nationality: Catalan
Montserrat Figueras (1942-2011) was born in Barcelona, where she studied singing and acting. At a very early age, Montserrat Figueras gave her first concert with the Catalan Early Music ensemble, Ars Musicae. In 1968 she left for Basle and studied early and modern music at the Schola Cantorum Baseliensis and the Conservatoire. She worked under Kurt Widmer, Thomas Binkley and later with Eva Krasznai.