Sofía Noel, birth name Sophie Heyman, (1915–2011) was a Belgian-born Spanish soprano and ethnomusicologist who specialized in Sephardic music. After leaving Belgium to escape Nazi persecution, she settled in Barcelona where she worked with the composer Fernando Obradors. Shortly before his death in 1943, she sang to the accompaniment of the pianist Ricardo Viñes. In addition to singing and promoting Sephardic music, Noel also recorded Spanish songs from the Middle Ages, including those related to the country's Jewish and Arabic heritage.
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Sofía Noel, birth name Sophie Heyman, (1915–2011) was a Belgian-born Spanish soprano and ethnomusicologist who specialized in Sephardic music. After leaving Belgium to escape Nazi persecution, she settled in Barcelona where she worked with the composer Fernando Obradors. Shortly before his death in 1943, she sang to the accompaniment of the pianist Ricardo Viñes. In addition to singing and promoting Sephardic music, Noel also recorded Spanish songs from the Middle Ages, including those related to the country's Jewish and Arabic heritage.
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