Fedora Alemán

Fedora Alemán (11 October 1912 – 6 February 2018) was a Venezuelan operatic soprano. One of Venezuela's most celebrated singers, she performed in concert halls throughout Latin America and Europe. Born in Caracas on 11 October 1912, Alemán began to play the piano when she was six.[2] Her vocal talents were recognized from an early age, especially when she reached her teens. She studied at the Escuela de Música y Declamación in Caracas before training in New York under Fausto Cleva and, in particular, Alfredo Hollander in Caracas.[3][2] In her early twenties, Alemán married the American cellist Mario Di Polo whom she met in New York when she was 22. They remained married until he died in 1975.[4] The couple had three children: Reinaldo, a scientific researcher; Mario, a violinist, and Frank, a trumpeter.