Montserrat Figueras i García (, 15 March 1942 – 23 November 2011) was a Catalan soprano who specialized in early music.
Figueras was born 15 March 1942 in Barcelona, Spain.Notice of Figueras' death with 1942 year of birth After initially training as an actress she began studying early singing techniques in 1966, together with her sister Pilar Figueras, and developed an approach and technique for singing early music which combined historical fidelity with vitality.Official website of Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXIMontserrat Figueras – Telegraph
In 1974 she and Jordi Savall, her husband since 1968, Lorenzo Alpert and Hopkinson Smith formed Hespèrion XX (Later: Hespèrion XXI), an early music ensemble. Figueras and her husband also founded the groups La Capella Reial de Catalunya and Le Concert des Nations.
Figueras performed and recorded regularly as a solo artist and she and her husband also performed with their children: daughter Arianna and son Ferran.Lawrence-King, Andrew (7 December 2011). "Montserrat Figueras obituary: Catalan soprano and specialist in baroque and earlier music". Guardian, accessed 22 March 2012.
She died on 23 November 2011 in Cerdanyola del Vallès, surrounded by her family, after a long battle with cancer.Mor la soprano Montserrat Figueras The funeral was held at the Monastery of Pedralbes in Barcelona.El funeral de Montserrat Figueras, La Vanguardia, 23/11/2011
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External links Montserrat Figueras biography (at Alia Vox website)