| 词条 | Sophie Braslau |
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BiographyBraslau was born on August 16, 1892 in Manhattan, New York City to Abel Braslau and Alexandra Goodelman Braslau.[1]{{efn|James's Notable American Women, however, gives the year of her birth as 1888 and cites her New York death certificate as the source.}} As a child, Braslau studied piano. Her vocal talent was discovered by voice teacher Arturo Buzzi-Peccia, a family friend, who heard the little girl humming while she practiced piano.[5] Braslau herself claimed to be inspired to a singing career after hearing Alma Gluck, another student of Buzzi-Peccia. She studied with Buzzi-Peccia for three years and then with a number of other instructors. She auditioned for New York's Metropolitan Opera in April 1913, was promptly signed to a contract, and debuted in November of that year. Her first leading role was in 1918 as Shanewis. Braslau also sang in concert and toured widely and frequently, first in the United States and Canada, then in Europe in the 1920s, using a repertoire which included works in English, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Yiddish.[5] She retired from her full-time opera career in the late 1920s and performed very little as frail health brought her life to an early close. Sophie Braslau died of cancer on December 22, 1935 in Manhattan.[1] At her funeral Sergei Rachmaninoff was an honorary pallbearer; the eulogy was delivered by Olin Downes, music critic for The New York Times.[1] RecordingsBraslau made a number of recordings for the Victor Talking Machine Company and Columbia Records, often featuring her longtime accompanist Louise Bloch; some of the recordings were reissued on LP and CD. Her friendship with George Gershwin led her to record "The Man I Love" for Columbia.[1] Note{{notelist}}References1. ^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNGaKxUQTEA [2][3]2. ^1 2 {{cite encyclopedia |first=Oliver B. |last=Pollak |encyclopedia=Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia |url=http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/braslau-sophie |publisher=Jewish Women's Archive |date=2009-03-01 |title=Sophie Braslau}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news |title=Sophie Braslau, Opera Star, Dies. American Contralto, 43, Won Concert Fame After She Left Metropolitan |url= https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9903E1D7173EE53ABC4B51DFB467838E629EDE |quote=Sophie Braslau, noted American contralto, who had a distinguished career on both the concert and the operatic stage, died yesterday morning at her home ... |newspaper=New York Times |date=December 23, 1935 |accessdate=2015-01-07 |subscription=yes}} }} External links{{Commons category|Sophie Braslau}}
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