2000
Search results
Alma Gluck (May 11, 1884 – October 27, 1938) was a Romanian-born American lyric soprano. [1] Biography. Gluck was born as Reba Feinsohn to a Jewish family in Iași, Romania, the daughter of Zara and Leon Feinsohn. [2] . Gluck moved to the United States at a young age in 1889.
The rags to riches story of the humble Alma Gluck is worth a read. A dutiful housewife, this simple woman became one of the greatest opera singers the world has ever witnessed. Though her talents were discovered much later in life, yet she managed to etch her name in the annals of music’s history.
Jun 23, 2021 · Alma Gluck was a popular American soprano who sang opera, folk songs, and classical music. She was born in Romania, married twice, and had three children.
May 9, 2024 · Alma Gluck (born May 11, 1884, Iaşi, Rom.—died Oct. 27, 1938, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was a Romanian-born American singer whose considerable repertoire, performance skills, and presence made her one of the most sought-after recital performers of her day.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 10, 2013 · How a Romanian Jewish soprano became a classical star by singing minstrel songs in blackface. Learn about her voice, her repertoire and her cultural identity in this article by Susan C. Cook.
Alma Gluck. (1884—1938) Quick Reference. ( b Bucharest, 1884; d NY, 1938). Amer. soprano of Romanian birth. Opera début with Met company in 1909 (Sophie in Werther). Member of Met company 1909–12. From 1913 appeared mainly as concert singer. Noted for purity of vocal tone. Her second husband was the violinist Efrem Zimbalist (married 1914).
Jun 11, 2018 · GLUCK, ALMA (born Reba Fiersohn; 1884–1938), U.S. soprano. Born in Bucharest, Romania, she was taken to New York as a child. When she left school, she worked as a secretary, and it was not until her marriage to Bernard Gluck, in 1906, that she began taking singing lessons.
