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Gershon Sirota
… of Salomon Sulzer at the Seitenshteten Temple. Singer was greatly impressed by the young man’s talent and helped to … top to bottom. The crowds which remained outside were even greater; men and women, young and old who tried without success to get in to hear the concert by this great tenor and the choir under the direction of Herr Low. …
Michele Bolaffi
… early 19th century. His tenure as musical director of the Great Synagogue of Livorno can be considered a turning point …
Mordekhai Hershman
… he was offered the important position as hazzan of the Great Synagogue of Vilnus (Lithuania) at the young age of … of his figure are comparable to those showered on the greatest starts of the opera and concert stage, including … Der Moment announced the coming of Hershman for “a great concert at the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall“. The Hebrew …
Alter Yehiel Karniol
… to Russia to take a position of chief hazzan at the Great Synagogue in Odessa in 1889. With the onslaught of …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… the career. In 1926, he was invited to perform at the great Synagogue Eliyahu Ha’Navi in Alexandria , Egypt . In … became one of the leading composers of Tunisian song. The great Tunisian singers of the time, both Muslim and Jewish, … his contract. Jewish-Tunisian singer Raul Jorno was a great admirer of Asher Mizrahi. In an interview on Israeli …
Jacques Offenbach
… works. The late 1850’s and early 1860’s issued a period of great productivity for Offenbach with debuts of his two-act …
David Roitman
… as a cantor in St. Petersburg (1912-1917) and achieved great esteem both in the local Jewish community and across …
Isaac Schlossberg
… for the USA, he was for a short time choir director of the Great Warsaw Synagogue. His wife, Sonya, and two daughters, …
Edward Stark
… in his collection Sefer Anim Zmirot (1909-1913). Stark greatly increased the scope of Emanu-El's choir, and was one …
Jacob Samuel Maragowsky (Zeidel Rovner)
… many works for cantor, chorus and orchestra which won him great fame. Some of his works are still performed today. …