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Alma Gluck. Romanian-American soprano, May 11, 1884 – October 27, 1938. She frequently recorded with her second husband, violinist Efrem Zimbalist, and also with contralto Louise Homer in various duets. Mother of Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. and grandmother of actress Stephanie Zimbalist.
Alma Gluck, late 1920's "Many seem surprised when I tell them that my vocal training did not begin until I was twenty years of age. It seems to me that it is a very great mistake for any girl to begin the serious study of singing before that age, as the feminine voice, in most instances, is hardly settled until then.
GLUCK, ALMA (born Reba Fiersohn; 1884–1938), U.S. soprano. Born in Bucharest, Romania, she was taken to New York as a child. When she left school, she worked as a secretary, and it was not until her marriage to Bernard Gluck, in 1906, that she began taking singing lessons. In 1909 she obtained an engagement at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, where she remained for four years. Subsequently ...
A beautiful and ethereal lullaby. Charted at #6 in November 1916. Alma Gluck and Efrem Zimbalist are pictured in the first photo, with their son, actor Efre...
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10. Jan. 2013 · Listen to Alma Gluck, accompanied by her husband the violinist Efrem Zimbalist, in “Hatikvah” from 1918, followed by Maurice Ravel’s “Meyerke mayn Suhn” here. And find Alma Gluck in an ...
Alma Gluck war russisch-jüdischer Abstammung. Im Alter von sechs Jahren kam sie in die USA. Sie studierte Gesang bei Arturo Buzzi-Peccia, Jean de Reszke und Marcella Sembrich. Aus erster Ehe (1902) mit Bernhard Gluck hatte sie die Tochter Abigail Marcia, die spätere Schriftstellerin Marcia Davenport. 1914 heiratete sie den Geiger Efrem Zimbalist.
Alma Gluck was one of the most popular sopranos of all time. Born Reba Fiersohn in Romania, she came to the United States as an infant. Her Metropolitan Opera debut as Sophie in Massenet's Werther launched her into a high-flying seven-year opera career, but later in life she devoted herself to concerts and recordings.
