Re: Recording Artisi Isa Kremer.

[Judy Pinnolis <pinnolis...>]

Joel:
I haven't seen a copy of the Stars of David. Do you recommend it, in general?
Judy
At 12:33 PM 9/22/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi, Judy.
>
>Thanks for reminding me of the excellent "Stars of David" CD ROM. Its 
>(text) entry on Kremer reads like so:
>
>Kremer, Isa
>1885-1956 Soprano Russia
>Isa Kremer was born in Betzi, Bessarabia in 1885, but at the age of 17 she 
>left for Italy, where she studied voice in Milan. Four years later, while 
>still in Italy, she made her debut as Mimi in La Boheme. She then sang in 
>Odessa and among her roles were Tatiana in Eugene Onegin and the title role 
>in Madama Butterfly. In 1916, at the height of her success, she abandoned 
>opera for the concert field. Her concert debut in Moscow made her 
>celebrated all over Russia. She left Russia in 1919, sang in many European 
>capitals, and came to America in 1922, where she long enjoyed a successful 
>career, being billed as the "International Ballad Singer". Her final 
>concert in the U.S. was at Carnegie Hall on 3 December 1950. In 1940 she 
>married an Argentinian psychiatrist, Dr. Giorgio Bermann, and spent most of 
>her last years in Buenos Aires, where she died in 1956. Possessed of a 
>voice of no more than ordinary range and volume, she brought much 
>vividness, realism, and charm to her interpretations, and was known for her 
>ability to sing in many languages as if a native. One need only listen to 
>her Marechiare to realize what an artist she was.
>
>Best,
>
>Joel
>
>At 11:25 AM 9/22/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>Joel:
>>I have two articles, a performance review and an interview in my office
>>files (from 1924, Canadian Jewish Chronicle) on Isa Kremer and there are
>>some ref books beyond Baker's here which you are welcome to look at which
>>have some biographical info. Let me know if you plan to come by the
>>library. Didn't someone recently release a CDROM on the Jewish opera stars
>>that has this information? Judy.
>>At 03:06 PM 9/21/99 -0400, you wrote:
>> >Dear Friends:
>> >
>> >If anyone can provide details on Jewish recording artist Isa Kremer
>> >(1887-1956), particularly her 2-year stint (ca. 1918-1920) in
>> >Constantinople where she recorded for Orfeon, can you please let me know?
>> >I'm familiar with entries in Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
>> >and also an article ("Remembering Isa Kremer") written by Lois Barr.
Thanks!
>> >
>> >Joel
>
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