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paulinedorchester · 2 years

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Jewish singers of Western classical music

Compiling this list — the last in this series for the foreseeable future, although I’m well aware that there are others that I could do — has been a frustrating experience.

What I’m looking for, ultimately, is self-identification, which isn’t always forthcoming. And you can’t always trust Encyclopedia Judaica, which follows Israeli policy in determining Jewish status, i.e., one Jewish grandparent makes you Jewish, no matter what. (This is settled law in Israel, and it’s caused no end of trouble.)

Also, I’m not willing to knowingly include here the likes of Alma Gluck, who was a practicing Christian Scientist for most of her adult life, nor Richard Tauber, a life-long, if largely nominal, Roman Catholic who was bewildered to learn, in 1933, that he did in fact have a Jewish grand-parent. Since I’ve tended to err on the side of caution, there may be artists who should be on this list but aren’t.

You also won’t find here a number of artists whom my instincts tell me must be Jewish, but who are being, or were in their time, insufferably coy about it. (Jake Arditti, Beniamino Gigli, Jonas Kaufman, Selma Kurtz, Margarete Matzenauer, Jakub Józef Orliński, Annie Rosen, Regina Sarfaty: I’m looking at all of you.)

I’ve had to be vague about birthplaces in some cases, because some of these singers were born in jurisdictions that either no longer exist or whose names have changed. (Poland didn’t exist as a nation when Rosa Raisa was born there, and I don’t know what part of Poland — Austrian, German, or Russian — she came from.)

What applies to the earlier lists also applies here: I’ve included many of the younger ones solely on the basis of reputation, without having heard them. Not all are or were A-listers, but they are all people who sing or sang Western classical music for a living, or taught others to do so, or a combination of the two.

And finally, I should point out that while stage names are now a rare phenomenon in classical music, they were fairly common in the past — especially for singers! (Richard Tucker was born Reuben Ticker, for example.)

Mario Ancona (1860-1931), baritone, Italy

Rafael Arie (1922-1988), bass, Bulgaria

Sharon Azrieli, soprano, Canada

Richard Bernstein, bass, USA

Rachel Blaustein, soprano, USA

John Braham (ca. 1775-1856), tenor, UK

Lucienne Bréval (1869-1935), soprano, Switzerland

Katharine Carlisle (Kitty Carlisle Hart; 1910-2007), soprano, USA

Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, counter-tenor, USA

Netanya Davrath (1931-1987), soprano, USSR

Shannon Delijani, mezzo-soprano, USA

Jeanne Diamond, soprano, USA

Pauline Donalda (1882-1970), soprano, Canada

Edis de Philippe (1918-1978), soprano, USA

Daryl Freedman, mezzo-soprano, USA

Rachel Frenkel, mezzo-soprano, Israel

Blake Friedman, tenor, USA

Allan Glassman, tenor, USA

Hannah Goodman, soprano, USA

Oren Gradus, bass, USA

Sheri Greenawald, soprano, USA

Hermann Jadlowker (1878–1953), tenor, Latvia

Cheri Rose Katz, mezzo-soprano, USA

Solomon Khromchenko (1907-2002), tenor, Russia

Alexander Kipnis (1891–1978), bass-baritone, Russia

Nina Koshetz (1894–1965), soprano, Russia

Isa Kremer (1887-1956), soprano, Russia

Maya Lahyani, mezzo-soprano, Israel

Evelyn Lear (1926-2012), soprano, USA

Adèle Leigh (1928-2004), soprano, UK

Samuel Levine, tenor, USA

Brenda Lewis (1921-2017), soprano, USA

Assaf Levitin, baritone, Israel

Estelle Liebling (1880-1970), soprano, USA

Emanuel List (1888-1967), bass, Austria

George London (1920-1985), bass, Canada

Channa Malkin, soprano, Netherlands

Jeffrey Mandelbaum, counter-tenor, USA

Mikhail Medvedev (1852-1925), tenor, Russia

Robert Merrill (1917-2004), baritone, USA

Ottilie Metzger (1878-1943), contralto, Germany

Rinnat Moriah, soprano, Israel

Andrew Morstein, tenor, USA

Rosa Pauly (1894–1975), soprano, Austro-Hungarian Empire

Jan Peerce (1904-1984), tenor, USA

Roberta Peters (1930-2017), soprano, USA

Ian Pomerantz, bass-baritone, USA

Rosa Raisa (1893–1963), soprano, Poland

Miriam Rap-Janowska (also known as Miriam Janowsky; 1891-1992), soprano, Latvia

Judith Raskin (1928-1984), soprano, USA

Spencer Reichman, baritone, USA

Chen Reiss, soprano, Israel

Regina Resnik (1923-2013), mezzo-soprano, USA

Neil Rosenshine, tenor, USA

Aaron Marko Rothmuller (1908-1993), baritone, Yugoslavia

Charlotte de Rothschild, soprano, UK

Arieh Sacke, tenor, Canada

Gidon Saks, bass-baritone, Israel

Dalia Schaechter, mezzo-soprano, Israel

Doron Schleifer, counter-tenor, Israel

Joseph Schmidt (1904-1942), tenor, Romania

Friedrich Schorr (1888–1953), bass-baritone, Austro-Hungary

Rinat Shaham, mezzo-soprano, Israel

Neil Shicoff, tenor, USA

Beverly Sills (1929-2007), soprano, USA

Julia Sitkovetsky, soprano, UK

Wiliam Socolof, bass-baritone, USA

Daniel Sutin, baritone, USA

Jennie Tourel (1910-1973), mezzo-soprano, Canada

Richard Tucker (1913-1975), tenor, USA

Sandra Warfield (1921-2009), mezzo-soprano, USA

Nofar Yacobi, soprano, Israel

Jennifer Zetlan, soprano, USA

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fiercebitch · 2 years

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#britney spears #gimme more #2007 #britney #y2k #jake sarfaty #nightclub #purple #gif #early 2000s #2000s #more

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tabloidtoc · 4 years

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People, May 25

Cover: Valerie Bertinelli Learning to Truly Love Myself

Page 1: Chatter -- Pete Davidson on a woman delivering drugs to his mother’s house during the pandemic, Regina Hall on looking forward to going to a salon after quarantine, Jake Gyllenhaal on his shifting priorities, Ryan Reynolds on isolating with wife Blake Lively and their three kids, Katy Perry on finding alone time while staying home with fiance Orlando Bloom, Cardi B on how she spent Mother’s Day

Page 2: 5 Things We’re Talking About This Week -- Tom Cruise prepares for takeoff, Cobie Smulders sparkles again, Robert De Niro wants to play Andrew Cuomo, Selena Gomez gets a cooking show

Page 5: Contents

Page 6: StarTracks -- Fun with Furry Friends -- Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas walking their dogs

Page 7: Priyanka Chopra Jonas and her dog Gino, Ryan Reynolds and a baby goat, Justin Theroux walks his rescue dog Kuma, Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes walking her dog Thunder in Miami -- Please Adopt, Don’t Shop

Page 8: All About Family -- Lauren Akins and three daughters Ada James and Lennon Love and Willa Gray on Mother’s Day, pregnant Lea Michele and mom Edith Sarfati, Blake Shelton and sister Endy and their mom Dorothy, Mario Lopez and his sons Santino and Dominic

Page 9: Maren Morris and her first son Hayes Andrew, Chris Hemsworth and wife Elsa Pataky and his mother Leonie, Fergie and her mom Theresa, Kevin Hart and his pregnant wife Eniko and kids Kenzo and Hendrix and Heaven

Page 10: Sarah Michelle Gellar wearing the prom dress from the season 1 finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Brody Jenner on an electric surfboard in Malibu, Jessica Chastain FaceTimed a friend from a park in L.A., Prince Charles and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall placed flowers and a wreath at the Balmoral War Memorial to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day

Page 12: Cute Couples -- Pregnant Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt gave husband Chris Pratt a quarantine haircut, Selma Blair and boyfriend Ron Carlson wore masks during a Mother’s Day coffee run, Eva Longoria and husband Jose Baston go for a walk, Jessica Alba and husband Cash Warren

Page 15: How Adele changed her life

Page 18: Heart Monitor -- Rob Giles and Caterina Scorsone separating after 10 years, Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez going public, Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson split, Ray J and Princess Love divorcing

Page 20: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son Archie’s first birthday at home in Los Angeles

Page 21: Kristen Bell on pandemic parenting, Elon Musk and Grimes all about their baby’s wild name

Page 23: Katharine McPhee on love and a Smash reunion

Page 24: Passages, Why I Care -- Mackenzie Davis is helping educate girls in Kenya

Page 25: Lost to COVID-19 -- Roy Horn

Page 27: Stories to Make You Smile -- a beagle and a bunny forge an unlikely and unparalleled friendship, a tea shop turns TP’ing from a prank into a present

Page 29: People Picks -- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

Page 31: The Great, One to Watch -- Never Have I Ever’s Maitreyi Ramakrishnan

Page 32: The Trip to Greece, Snowpiercer, Q&A Daveed Diggs

Page 33: Labor of Love, Lucinda Williams -- Good Souls Better Angels, The Story of Soaps

Page 35: Books, Star Picks: Quarantine Reads -- Katie Couric, Sebastian Maniscalco, Nikki Reed

Page 36: Cover Story -- Valerie Bertinelli loving the way I am today -- after decades of worrying about her weight the star, now 60, says she’s finally learning to find the joy inside

Page 42: Justice for Ahmaud Arbery shot dead while jogging -- he was killed while out for a run but it took 2 months and 1 viral video for authorities to make an arrest

Page 44: Double Talk -- Emma Thompson and Beanie Feldstein -- our funny friendship -- the Oscar winner and the rising star talk about accents, chocolate and their new movie How to Build a Girl

Page 46: Little Richard -- Rock’s Wild King -- the pompadoured star who launched classic hits like Tutti Frutti and Lucille was sexy, fierce and didn’t care about rules and good golly, what a performer

Page 49: Tracy Morgan can’t wait to hug everybody -- the proud dad and star of Scoob! and The Last O.G. is spreading love and laughter during lockdown

Page 52: DNA Expert CeCe Moore -- the woman who solved 109 criminal cases -- the genetic-genealogy supersleuth has turned murder into a science and forever changed the way law enforcement catches criminals

Page 57: When Stars Were Students -- High School Hopefuls -- as seniors these celebs aspired to do great things, now they hope to help inspire today’s graduates -- Yara Shahidi, Barack Obama

Page 58: LeBron James, Malala Yousafzai, Megan Rapinoe, Lena Waithe

Page 60: Jerry Stiller -- a life of laughs -- the comedian who became a superstar at 66 made a career from family, fatherhood and Festivus

Page 62: Andre Leon Talley -- in and out of Vogue -- he worked alongside fashion’s legendary Anna Wintour for decades and now he reveals what it took to win and keep his seat in the front row

Page 66: Creativity in Quarantine -- Masterpiece Makeovers -- people around the world are taking the Museum Challenge and reimagining iconic works of art

Page 70: Molly Sims finding joy and staying sane -- the actress and model talks about life at home with 3 young kids during quarantine and how a little humor always helps

Page 73: Face Masks We Love -- Andy Cohen

Page 75: The Best Drugstore Eye Creams -- Drew Barrymore

Page 87: Second Look -- Darius Rucker

Page 88: One Last Thing -- Wendi McLendon-Covey

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mararichardson · 6 years

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Six Psychopaths (!)

Here’s the list of men who ruined Mara Richardson’s life – or she says.

James Foster, 29, Architect (Michael B Jordan FC)

High School Sweethearts Gone Wrong

Mara was only seventeen years old she fell in love for the first time. The guy’s name was James Foster, he was popular, social and very outgoing. Absolutely her type. From outside, Mara seemed like the perfect girl anyone could ask for, she was sociable and talkative, charming and adaptable. But what her boyfriend didn’t know was how she could get clingy and possessive. Things got rough in time and he decided to break up with her. The puberty and Mara’s undiagnosed mental illness didn’t take the rejection well, she ended up almost harming him and herself. After the incident (she almost burned down James’ house), her mother sent Mara to a mental hospital where she stayed 17 months.

Chris Buchanan, 34, Photographer (Hayden Christensen FC)

It’s Really Complicated

The only guy Mara deeply loved. The others were merely obsession but Chris was different. He was nice, understanding and playful. They met in a party thrown by Mara’s college best friend, the spark between them was undeniable. After countless dates, cute gestures and late night conversations, they decided to become official. He was an attentive boyfriend, however he was too chill for his own good. He never understood Mara’s need of attention, he tried his best to give her what she wanted but it wasn’t enough. She got clingy, jealous and paranoid, constantly questioned his love for her. Chris really loved Mara, he cared about her deeply but he was also tired. Their relationship lasted two years, they broke up and got back together too many times. He’s the guy she’s still not over, she still calls him whenever she’s drunk and he always answers her calls even though he’s engaged to someone else.

Levi Sarfati, 43, Businessman (Ben Affleck FC)

Marilyn to Her Jackie

An affair to remember. Levi was a happily(!) married, emasculated middle aged man from Manhattan who had a workaholic, pregnant wife. He pretty much spent all of his time in bars, met new women and hit on them. Until Mara, he has never acted on his urges though, he flirted but didn’t go too far. As a queen of reckless decisions, Mara decided to give him a magical blow job in the restroom and they started having an affair. He would tell Mara that he’s going to leave his wife for her but that time has never come. In truth, he had his fun with Mara during his wife’s pregnancy but, of course, he never admitted that. He broke off things right after his wife gave a birth to their kid and left Mara with a broken heart.

Kyle Peck, 34, Stockbroker (Justin Timberlake FC)

American Psycho meets Bonnie Parker: A Wall Street Tale

After her break up, Mara decided to get her revenge by dating one of Levi’s friends. Kyle was your typical Wall Street guy. Sharply dressed, charismatic, charming and manipulative. A guy Mara would fall for in an instant. To be fair he was pretty vocal about his intentions from the start, he clearly stated that he didn’t want anything serious but Mara thought she could change him and ended up getting hurt. Kyle was a master manipulator, he would always find a way to make Mara feel guilty for expressing her frustration. It took six months for Mara to realize how much of an asshole he was, yet she chose to stay with him. He liked Mara in his own way though, he loved her attention, he loved the way she made him feel but that wasn’t enough for Mara. Her obsession with Kyle suddenly stopped when she’s found her shiny new toy.

Theodore Blumhurst, 38, OB/GYN (Jake Gyllenhaal FC)

These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends

Another emotionally unavailable man in Mara’s list. Theo and Mara met in a bar. It was your typical one night stand story; he was handsome, she was pretty, they got drunk together and ended up at his apartment. Mara was the pretty girl Theo loved being seen with. He would take her to fancy parties and cocktails, the sex was great and things were fine until Mara’s started having feelings for him. It took a month for her to get extremely clingy, she would stalk Theo, call him non stop and demand attention. She would trash his apartment if she saw him texting to another girl, hell they even got violent with each other several times. He truly left her mark on her once, it was a split lip. One night she’s seen him with another blonde in a bar, ended up causing a scene and throwing wine at his face which was the last straw for Theo. He blocked her from his phone and his social media accounts, told her to never call him again.

William Tucker, 33, Actor (Jamie Dornan FC)

Save the Drama for the Stage

Will was the hot actor everybody was in love with. Most girls would only see plays for him, he had an affair with the creative director, he always slept with interns, his co starts and other people from the crew -- and Mara wasn’t an exception. They quickly became friends with benefits, he would give Mara false hopes, he would make big promises -- he even said I love you several times and, of course, Mara fell for him. Will loved Mara though ,in the moment, he really meant it and then there's another moment where he realized he was also in love with his co star. His biggest mistake was admitting this to Mara. Out of spite, she decided to sleep with everybody in the company, she was already known as very promiscuous so she really didn’t need to try hard. Unfortunately, she got fired for sleeping with pretty much everyone.

#boston.task #headcanon #this took ages but ok #tw: violence

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