Raisa, Rosa, 1893-1963
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Name (Latin)
Raisa, Rosa, 1893-1963
Name (Cyrilic)
Раиза, Роза, 1893-1963
Other forms of name
Burchstein, Raisa, 1893-1963
Burchstein, Raitza, 1893-1963
Burchstein, Rose, 1893-1963
Burstein, Raisa, 1893-1963
Date of birth
1893-05-30
Date of death
1963-09-28
Field of activity
Singing
Occupation
Sopranos (Singers)
Gender
female
Sources of Information
- Her Rosa Raisa [SR] 197-?:labels (Rosa Raisa) container (soprano; b. 5-30-1893, Galicia; d. 9-28-63, Los Angeles)
- Mintzer, Charles. Rosa Raisa, 2001:CIP t.p. (Rosa Raisa) p. 21 (Raitza Burchstein) p. 34 (Raisa Burstein) p. 35 (Raisa Burchstein)
- New Grove dict. mus., 2nd ed. WWW site, May. 31, 2001(Raisa, Rosa (Burchstein, Rose); b. Białystok, 23 May 1893; d. Los Angeles, 28 Sept 1963; American soprano of Polish birth)
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Wikipedia description:
Rosa Raisa (23 May 1893 – 28 September 1963) was a Polish-born and Italian-trained Russian and Jewish operatic dramatic soprano who became a naturalized American. She possessed a voice of remarkable power and was the creator of the title role of Puccini's last opera, Turandot, at La Scala, Milan.
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