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ANNA MEITSCHIK (MINSK, 1875 – NEW YORK, AUGUST 8, 1934)

 

 

 

 

Daughter of a lawyer, she studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory under Carolina Ferni-Giraldoni and made her debut shortly after the turn of the century in Tbilisi. From 1907 to 1910, she appeared on various Italian stages; early in her career, she also performed in Spain and sang at the Teatro San Carlo in Lisbon.

In the 1909–1910 season, she was a member of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, making her debut there as La Cieca in La Gioconda under Toscanini. In 1910, she sang the role of the Old Countess in the premiere of Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades.

She subsequently returned to Europe but moved permanently to North America in 1915. In 1922, she gave a highly successful concert in New York; thereafter, she was mainly active as a pedagogue. She married the composer Salomon Rosowsky.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Gioconda (Ponchielli) Voce di donna 92469 Xph 3552 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-10-22

Roghneda Ballata (Viking song) (in Russian) Unpubl. xPh 3567 Fonotipia, Milano 22-10-1

Schwanengesang, No.5. (Schubert) Aufenthalt 53010-B E25282-E25283 Brunswick, 11 25 1927 New York, New York

Trovatore (Verdi) Stride la vampa! 92470 Xph 3553 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-10-22

Serse (Handel) Ombra mai fu (Largo) 53010-A E25284-E25285 Brunswick, 11 25 1927 New York, New York