ABSTRACT
Polish soprano, of Austrian parentage, born in Wiedling (near Vienna). Her debut was in Vienna, in 1889. She recorded in Dresden (1902) for G & T (black label), singing arias from Trovatore, Semiramis, Mignon, Nozze di Figaro, and Barbiere di Siviglia (all in German), as well as Mendelssohn’s “Auf Flügeln des Gesanges.” The Trovatore aria, “Tacea la notte” (sung as “Ein unnennbares Sehnen”), is a favorite with collectors. [Riemens 1951.]
SEE KLEIN, ALAN
American soprano, born Bessie Pickens in Riverside, New York. Her debut was in Paris, 1901. Her first recordings were three duets with J. Abott made for Bettini in 1897; the first of which was “I Want You My Honey.” She cut three Edison cylinders, beginning in August 1906 with the “Jewel Song” from Faust (#B23), followed by “The Last Rose of Summer” (#B56), and “Caro nome” (#B37). She began recording for Victor in December 1906, with “Qui sola vergin rosa” from Martha (#87003), and made a number of important Victor recordings, including the Rigoletto Qquartet with Enrico Caruso, Louise Homer, and Antonio Scotti (#96000; 1907), and the “Queen of the Night Aria” from Die Zauberflöte (#88051; 1906). She died in New York.
