Este 9 de julio se conmemora el 115 aniversario del natalicio de la reconocida cantante lírica cubana Hortensia Coalla (1907-2000). Coalla naci? en La Habana en 1907, y a temprana edad incursionó en el canto lírico, protagonizando las zarzuelas clásicas de Gonzalo Roig y Ernesto Lecuona. Al partir al exilio, continu? participando en espectáculos musicales en los escenarios. Coalla falleci? en Miami el 21 de julio de 2000, no sin antes dejar una fructífera carrera musical que enalteci? al canto lírico cubano.

Remembering Hortensia Coalla

This July 9th marks the 115th anniversary of the birth of renowned Cuban lyric singer Hortensia Coalla (1907-2000). Coalla was born in Havana in 1907, and at an early age she began to make inroads into lyrical singing, performing the classic zarzuelas (operettas) of Gonzalo Roig and Ernesto Lecuona. After going into exile, she continued to participate in musical events on different stages. Coalla passed away in Miami on July 21, 2000, not before leaving a fruitful musical career that exhalted Cuban lyrical theater.