Accidental Diva

A chronological history of Chilean soprano Verónica Villarroel, including a thorough analysis of her different episodes—good and bad—that brought her into success and fame. Like the time she discovered while taking a shower that she had “two throats,” when she went to sing at the La Salle school chorus or when she sang in the Zarzuela of the Cariola Theatre. Or the time when she was advised by a friend to audition at a major Santiago theatre even though her father was very sick. Or the time when the leading soprano Renata Scotto sponsored and took her to Julliard in New York, even though Verónica didn’t speak English and didn’t know how to read music. Or the time when she became Plácido Domingo’s best friend and thanks to him, she got over of her life’s sorrows and more.