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Richard Tucker

… a highly regarded American opera tenor. … Opera tenor and cantor … Hazzanut,Hazzanim – Cantors,Cantors – Hazzanim,Chazzanut,Chazzan,Hazzan,Hazzanim,Cantors …

David Zehavi

… Arab cafes near our house.' His father hoped he would be a cantor. Zehavi studied in the Hebrew kindergarten in Jaffa …

… Born in Shatsk (today Ukraine ). Officiated as cantor in Vilna for thirty years (1893-1923). A prolific … . Recordings of his compositions can be heard here . … Cantor & composer … 0 … American art music … Aleppo … Al …

Isaac Schlossberg

… born in 1877 in St. Petersburg to a family of hereditary cantors. His grandfather, Nathan Schlossberg, and his … Arie-Leib Schlossberg (also known as Leibke Aluxter) were cantors. He studied music and the basics of hazzanut in Vilna under the guidance of cantor Kogan and choirmaster Moshe Dorguzhansky, in whose …

Edward Stark

… 1856 in Hohenems , Austria to father Josef Stark, a local cantor and butcher. As a young boy, Edward sang in his … music formally. In 1891, Stark accepted his first official cantorial position at Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn , … the scope of Emanu-El's choir, and was one of the first cantors to introduce instruments, aside from the organ, into …

Joseph Shlisky

… As a child, he sang in the choir of the local synagogue. A cantor from a neighboring village heard the boy, aged … the voice for his choir. According to the narrator, the cantor promised Shlisky’s parents to train their boy in … song and take him on tour to London, England. Instead, the cantor spirited Shlisky and six other boys away to Toronto. …

Jacob Samuel Maragowsky (Zeidel Rovner)

… Rovner,' was born in Radomyshl, Ukraine. He officiated as a cantor in several eastern European cities, including Rovno … until his death. Maragowsky composed many works for cantor, chorus and orchestra which won him great fame. Some … today. Source: Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music . … Cantor … Hazzanut,Hazzanim – Cantors,Cantors – …

David Putterman

… Born in New York City, USA. Studied with leading cantors of his time ( Zeidel Rovner , Josef Rosenblatt , et al.) and was a popular cantor who performed in concerts and on the radio. Founded a … . (*The photo is taken from yiddishmusic website) … Cantor … Hazzanut,Hazzanim – Cantors,Cantors – …