Anne Roselle

Anne Roselle (20 March 1894 – 31 July 1989), born Gyenge Anna, was a Hungarian-American opera singer and actress.

Anne Roselle
Anne Roselle, in 1921.
Born
Gyenge Anna

20 March 1894
Târgu Secuiesc
Died31 July 1989
NationalityHungarian, American
Other namesAnna Roselle
OccupationOpera singer, actress

Early life

Gyenge Anna was born in Târgu Secuiesc (Kézdivásárhely), Romania, part of the city's large population of Székely Hungarians. (Some sources give her birthplace as Budapest.) She moved to the United States in childhood, with her mother and stepfather.[1][2] Roselle acted in Budapest and studied acting with Szidi Rákosi as a young woman.[3][4]

Career

Roselle sang in New York,[5] with the Metropolitan Opera in 1920, as Musetta in La bohème. She sang for two years with the San Carlo Opera Company,[6][7] was a guest soloist with the Minneapolis Orchestra,[8][9] toured in the central United States in the 1922-1923 season,[10] then moved back to Europe. She joined the Dresden Opera in 1925 to sing the title role in the first German performance of Puccinis's Turandot. She sang in Budapest, Milan, Vienna, London, Paris and Berlin,[11] and was part of a radio broadcast of Verdi's Un ballo in maschera, with Maria Olszewska.[1] She was also known for singing the title role in Verdi's Aïda and Leonora in Il trovatore, among others.[7][12]

Roselle returned to the United States late in 1929, and sang at Carnegie Hall.[13] The New York Times reported that "her higher tones are usually produced with fine resonance and color and absolute fidelity to the pitch".[14] In 1931, she starred in the first United States performance of Wozzeck, with the Philadelphia Orchestra, under the direction of Leopold Stokowski. In 1934, she was back at Carnegie Hall, in Orfeo ed Euridice.[15] and went to London to sing Turandot.[16] In 1946, she sang in a diverse 'pop' concert at Carnegie Hall, sharing the program with Hungarian pianist Ernö Balogh, Huddie Ledbetter, Mary Lou Williams, Tom Scott, Susan Reed, and others.[17] She gave a recital in 1948 at New York's Town Hall performance space.[18]

After she retired from the stage, Roselle taught voice in Philadelphia.[1][2] She was artist-in-residence at Florida Southern College in her later years, until she retired from teaching in 1967.[19]

Roselle made several recordings in Berlin in the 1920s.[20] In 1934, she gave an interview decrying the effect of recorded music on live music.[21] In 1971, she gave another interview, grateful to revisit the past through recordings.[19]

Personal life

In 1912, Roselle married an American banker, David Rosner; they had a son, George.[22][19] She was widowed when Rosner died in 1956; she lived in a nursing home in Lakeland, Florida in her later years.[23] She died in 1989, aged 95 years.

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References
  1. Suhm-Binder, Andrea. "Roselle, Anne". Cantabile-Subito. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  2. Steane, J. B. (2002). "Roselle, Anne". Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.o904378. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  3. "Anne Roselle". The Butte Miner. 1923-04-30. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Child's Experiences Remembered Help Make Child Better Mother". The Times. 1927-05-16. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-06-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Frank, Tibor (2008-12-31). Double Exile: Migrations of Jewish-Hungarian Professionals Through Germany to the United States, 1919-1945. Peter Lang. p. 232. ISBN 978-3-03911-331-6.
  6. "Some of the Stars that Will Shine in the San Carlo Operatic Firmament!". Musical Courier. 87: 9. August 30, 1923.
  7. "Roselle Repeats Triumphs in Boston". Musical Courier. 87: 26. December 6, 1923.
  8. "Anne Roselle a Busy Artist". Musical Courier. 85: 40. August 10, 1922.
  9. "Minneapolis Orchestra Plans Are Announced". Musical Courier. 85: 29. September 14, 1922.
  10. "Anne Roselle's Success at Wellsville Recital". Musical Courier. 85: 38. November 2, 1922.
  11. "Anne Roselle to Star in Italy". The Fresno Morning Republican. 1928-10-07. p. 22. Retrieved 2020-06-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Anne Roselle Sings Aida". The New York Times. September 24, 1925. p. 29 – via ProQuest.
  13. "Event: Anne Roselle, Soprano". Carnegie Hall. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  14. "Anne Roselle in Recital". The New York Times. October 26, 1929. p. 14 – via ProQuest.
  15. "Anne Roselle in 'Orfeo'". The New York Times. December 9, 1934. p. N6 – via ProQuest.
  16. "'Lohengrin' is Sung by Gallo Company". The New York Times. March 3, 1934. p. 8 – via ProQuest.
  17. "Balogh at 'Pop' Concert". The New York Times. June 5, 1946. p. 32 – via ProQuest.
  18. "Roselle is Heard in Song Recital". The New York Times. March 25, 1948. p. 34 – via ProQuest.
  19. Luhrs, Dolly (1971-12-23). "Music of Past Being Relived Through Electronics". The Tampa Tribune. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. Klein, Hermann (1990). Herman Klein and the Gramophone: Being a Series of Essays on the Bel Canto (1923), the Gramophone and the Singer (1924-1934), and Reviews of New Classical Vocal Recordings (1925-1934), and Other Writings from the Gramophone. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 403. ISBN 978-0-931340-18-5.
  21. Gilbert, Douglas (1934-07-22). "Canned Music Threatens to Ruin Careers of Many Preparing for the Opera, Anne Roselle Protests". The Oklahoma News. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-06-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. "Anne Roselle Delightfully Surprised". Musical Courier. 85: 32. September 14, 1922.
  23. Egner, Diane (1982-03-08). "Opera Star Recalls Glory Days". The Tampa Tribune. p. 15. Retrieved 2020-06-10 – via Newspapers.com.
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