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American contralto singer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ada Soder-Hueck (1874 – January 8, 1936) was a European-born American contralto singer and voice teacher.
Ada Soder-Hueck | |
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Ada Soder-Hueck, from a 1915 publication | |
| Born | 1874 Amsterdam or Berlin |
| Died | January 8, 1936 New York City |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, voice teacher |
Ada Soder-Hueck was born in Amsterdam[1] or Berlin[2] (sources vary). She studied piano as a child,[3][4] and later voice with contralto Marianne Brandt in Berlin and Vienna.[1][5] In 1903 she spent six months studying in Berlin with Lilli Lehmann.[6]
Soder-Hueck, a dramatic contralto[7] of "remarkable vocal quality",[8] sang with the Vienna Opera. She was an established singer in St. Louis, Missouri by 1902,[9][10] and performed at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904.[11] She sang with the New York Symphony.[1]
Soder-Hueck taught voice according to the Manuel Garcia method,[12] from a studio in the Metropolitan Opera House building,[13] from 1910 until her death in 1936.[1][14] She attended the 1915 New York State Music Teachers' Association Convention.[15] Her students included several working vocalists,[16][17] some of whom were church soloists, radio performers,[18] touring concert singers,[19][20][21] and a cantor.[22]
She had a son, Frederick, born in 1898.[23] She died in 1936, aged 62 years, from a stroke, in New York City.[1]
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