María de los Ángeles Nieto Iglesias (

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, Ángeles Ottein;

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, 24 June 1895 –

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, 12 March 1981) was a Spanish soprano, opera and

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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
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