Ada Sari
1886-1969
Soprano
Ada Sari (Jadwiga Szayer, Schayer, Scheuer) was born June 29, 1886, in Wadowice, Austrian partition of Poland (presently Poland)---and died July 12, 1969, Ciechocinek, Poland.
Her father, Edward, was a successful attorney; her mother was Franciszka Chylinska. In 1889 her family moved to Stary Sacz where her father opened an attorney's office. Soon he became the mayor of Stary Sacz and hold this position for seventeen years. After finishing elementary school, Ada left for Cieszyn and Cracow where she studied the basics of music and singing. In 1905 she was admitted to a private Musical School of Countess Pizzamano in Vienna (the capital of Austro-Hungarian empire) where she studied till 1908. From 1907 till 1910 she studied singing in Milan.
In 1910 she debuted as Marguerite in Gounod's Faust in the Teatro Nazionale in Rome. From 1910 to 1912 she appeared in Milan, Florence, Genova, Madrid and Lisbon. In 1912 she came to Poland and sang at the concerts in Cracow. Her Polish operatic debut was in 1914 in the Teatr Polski in Warsaw where she appeared as Gilda in Rigoletto. She also sang in Cracow, Lwow, and Stanislawow. In 1919 she returned to Italy and from there she toured many European cities: Lisbon, Paris, London, and Munich. Her appearance in 1922 as Rosina in Rossini's "Barber of Seville" in La Scala, Milan, was a great success--and so was her performance in 1923 as the Queen of Night in Mozart's "Magic Flute." In 1925 she performed in South America (Bolivia, Argentina). In 1926 she again sang in Europe (Paris, Budapest, Stockholm). In 1928 she appeared in Carnegie Hall in New York City, and she performed till 1929 in the USA and in Canada. From 1931 till 1934 she collaborated with the troupe of Cracow Operatic Society (Krakowskie Towarzystwo Operowe).
Her repertoire was tremendous. She sang the greatest coloratura pieces. In 1934 she moved to Warsaw and during WWII she directed in Warsaw underground operatic studies. After WWII she appeared in Wroclaw and in Cracow where during the years 1945-1947 she was teaching at PWSM. She died on July 12, 1968 during her stay in a sanatorium in Ciechocinek.
Her father, Edward, was a successful attorney; her mother was Franciszka Chylinska. In 1889 her family moved to Stary Sacz where her father opened an attorney's office. Soon he became the mayor of Stary Sacz and hold this position for seventeen years. After finishing elementary school, Ada left for Cieszyn and Cracow where she studied the basics of music and singing. In 1905 she was admitted to a private Musical School of Countess Pizzamano in Vienna (the capital of Austro-Hungarian empire) where she studied till 1908. From 1907 till 1910 she studied singing in Milan.
In 1910 she debuted as Marguerite in Gounod's Faust in the Teatro Nazionale in Rome. From 1910 to 1912 she appeared in Milan, Florence, Genova, Madrid and Lisbon. In 1912 she came to Poland and sang at the concerts in Cracow. Her Polish operatic debut was in 1914 in the Teatr Polski in Warsaw where she appeared as Gilda in Rigoletto. She also sang in Cracow, Lwow, and Stanislawow. In 1919 she returned to Italy and from there she toured many European cities: Lisbon, Paris, London, and Munich. Her appearance in 1922 as Rosina in Rossini's "Barber of Seville" in La Scala, Milan, was a great success--and so was her performance in 1923 as the Queen of Night in Mozart's "Magic Flute." In 1925 she performed in South America (Bolivia, Argentina). In 1926 she again sang in Europe (Paris, Budapest, Stockholm). In 1928 she appeared in Carnegie Hall in New York City, and she performed till 1929 in the USA and in Canada. From 1931 till 1934 she collaborated with the troupe of Cracow Operatic Society (Krakowskie Towarzystwo Operowe).
Her repertoire was tremendous. She sang the greatest coloratura pieces. In 1934 she moved to Warsaw and during WWII she directed in Warsaw underground operatic studies. After WWII she appeared in Wroclaw and in Cracow where during the years 1945-1947 she was teaching at PWSM. She died on July 12, 1968 during her stay in a sanatorium in Ciechocinek.
Weitere Aufnahmen von Ada Sari
- Comme autrefois dans la nuit sombre
- Où va la jeune Indou, fille des Parias
- Il dolce suono
- Una voce poco fa
- Nobles Seigneurs, salut!
- Gualtier Maldè / Caro nome
- Qui la voce sua soave
- Vien, diletto, è in ciel la luna
- È strano / Ah, fors è lui / Sempre libera
- Ah! Je veux vivre
- Ah! non giunge uman pensiero
- Ah! non credea mirarti
- L'altra notte in fondo al mare
- Depuis le jour
- Son vergin vezzosa