Alma Gluck
Overview
Romanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
-born American
United States
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soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
, one of the world's most famous female singers at the peak of her career (circa 1910).
Gluck was born as Reba Feinsohn to a Jewish
History of the Jews in Romania
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family in Bucharest, Romania, the daughter of Zara and Leon Feinsohn. Gluck moved to the United States
United States
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at a young age. Although her initial success came at the Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera
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in New York City
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, Gluck later concertized widely in America and became an early recording artist.
