Yolanda Vadiz
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Yolanda Vadiz | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 14, 1959 |
| Died | December 8, 1987 |
| Occupation | musician |
Yolanda Vadiz (February 14, 1959 – December 8, 1987)[1] was a Puerto Rican soprano. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Puerto Rico and her master's from the Manhattan School of Music and Juilliard School in New York. While in New York, she sang the lead role in the zarzuela "Doña Francisquita" for the Repertorio Español theater company located at the Gramercy Arts Theater, Off-Broadway.[2] As the winner of the Rome Festival in Italy, she played the role of Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro. While in Italy, she was hired by RAI Television Network, and sang in front of kings and high dignitaries from different countries.
While still in the music conservatory, Vádiz was a finalist at the Metropolitan Opera House Eastern Region Auditions, and did concerts with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra along with bass Justino Diaz, and singers Ruth Fernandez, Chucho Avellanet and Nydia Caro.
Vadiz was the daughter of Puerto Rican actress and show host Meche Marchand, and of Puerto Rican trio singer Jose Luis Vadiz Colon (known as Guito Vádiz). When Meche married the comedy actor and television host Luis Antonio Cosme. [citation needed] , before she was 15 years old, she was left in their custody. Cosme, seeing Yolanda's talent for singing, wanted to enroll her in the Escuela Libre de Música to begin her art studies.
Vádiz released her only album, Amor en Mil Idiomas, in 1986, produced by her mother and performed by Pedro Rivera Toledo. The song that gave the album its name became an instant hit, not only on gospel radio stations, in and outside Puerto Rico, but also on mainstream music stations.