Ada Sari
The house of Ada Saris in Stary Sącz
Ada Sari , actually Jadwiga Schayer , also Jadwiga Szayer (born June 29, 1886 in Wadowice , Galicia , † July 12, 1968 in Ciechocinek , Poland ), was a Polish opera singer (soprano).
Life
Ada Sari studied at the Warsaw Music Institute (now the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music ), and after making a glamorous debut appearance in Rome in 1909 , the soprano began her career at the world's most important opera houses at the beginning of the 20th century. She was u. a. engaged at La Scala in Milan.
Her repertoire included Richard Wagner , Giuseppe Verdi and Charles Gounod .
Between 1929 and 1965 she stayed regularly in Marienbad .
In her honor, the International Ada Sari Competition of Vocal Art is taking place in Nowy Sącz .
Web links
Commons : Ada Sari - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Ada Sari ( Memento from April 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) at the National Theater Warsaw (biography; Polish)
- Ada Sari ( Memento from October 24, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) in Marienbad (Czech)
- Website of the International Ada Sari Festival of Vocal Arts (English / Polish)
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| SURNAME | Sari, Ada |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schayer, Jadwiga (real name); Szayer, Jadwiga |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish opera singer (soprano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wadowice , Galicia |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 12, 1968 |
| Place of death | Ciechocinek , Poland |