Polish Opera Singers - Adamo Didur, ADA Sari, Adolf Kozieradski, Agnieszka Truskolaska, Aleksander Myszuga, Anna Cymmerman, Arnold Rutkowski, (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Adamo Didur, Ada Sari, Adolf Kozieradski, Agnieszka Truskolaska, Aleksander Myszuga, Anna Cymmerman, Arnold Rutkowski, Artur Ruci ski, Bella Alten, Bernard adysz, Claire Dux, Edouard de Reszke, Ewa Biegas, Ewa Malas-Godlewska, Ewa Podle, Ganna Walska, Irene Abendroth, Jadwiga Rappe, Jan Koehler, Jean de Reszke, Jerzy Knetig, Joanna Wos, Josephine de Reszke, Jozef Michal Poniatowski, Juan Luria, Julian Dobrski, Marcella Sembrich, Margaret Maye, Maria Mitrosz, Mariusz Kwiecien, Paulina Rivoli, Rosa Raisa, Sabine Kalter, Sophie Stebnowska, Stanis awa Zawadzka, Stefania Toczyska, Teresa ylis-Gara, Tomasz Konieczny, Wilhelm Troszel, Wojciech Wentura, Wojtek Drabowicz, Zdzis awa Donat. Excerpt: Jean de Reszke, born Jan Mieczyslaw, (14 January 1850 - 3 April 1925), was a Polish tenor. Renowned internationally for the high quality of his singing and the elegance of his bearing, he became the biggest male opera star of the late 19th century. De Reszke was born into comfortable circumstances in the City of Warsaw in 1850. Both his parents were Poles; his father was a state official and his mother a capable amateur singer, their house being a recognized musical centre. He sang as a boy in Warsaw's cathedral and later studied law at the city's university; but after a few years he abandoned his legal training and went to Milan in Italy to study voice. The most acclaimed of the pedagogues consulted by the young de Reszke was Antonio Cotogni, an eminent baritone who was a favorite of Giuseppe Verdi's. In January 1874, de Reszke made his debut, undertaking the baritone part of Alfonso in a production of Donizetti's La Favorita in Venice. The following April, he sang for the first time in London, performing at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and a little later in Paris, essaying an array of different baritone roles. De...