María de los Ángeles Nieto Iglesias ( stage name, Ángeles Ottein;

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, 24 June 1895 –

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, 12 March 1981) was a Spanish soprano, opera and zarzuela singer. She was the daughter of José Nieto Méndez, a notary of

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, and Erundina. Her siblings included Ofelia Nieto and José Nieto, who were also opera and zarzuela singers. Ottein debuted in 1914 with a performance in ''Marina'', performing in opera and zarzuela for the next 40 years.

References

Bibliography

* Girbal Hernández, F. ''Cien cantantes españoles de ópera y zarzuela''. Ed. Lira 1994 (in Spanish) * * Matas, Ricart. ''Diccionario Biográfico de la Música''. Ed. Iberia 1956 (in Spanish)* Sagarmínaga, Joaquín. ''Diccionario de Cantantes Líricos Españoles''. Ed. Acento 1997 (in Spanish) * VV. AA. ''Diccionario de la Música Española e Hispanoamericana''. Ed. SGAE 1999 (in Spanish) *

External links

Àngeles Ottein performs ''La Cancíon del Olvido'' (Jose Serrano) with Marcos Redondo and orchestra on archive.org
1981 deaths Voice teachers 1895 births Spanish sopranos People from Madrid Singers from the Community of Madrid 20th-century Spanish women opera singers Women music educators {{Spain-singer-stub