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American contralto singer
Ada Soder-Hueck
A white woman seated on a bench, wearing a dark hat and a dark long dress with a light underblouse; she appears to be corsetedAda Soder-Hueck, from a 1915 publication
Born1874
Amsterdam or Berlin
DiedJanuary 8, 1936
New York City
Occupation(s)Singer, voice teacher

Ada Soder-Hueck (1874 – January 8, 1936) was a European-born American contralto singer and voice teacher.

Early life

Ada Soder-Hueck was born in Amsterdam or Berlin (sources vary). She studied piano as a child, and later voice with contralto Marianne Brandt in Berlin and Vienna. In 1903 she spent six months studying in Berlin with Lilli Lehmann.

Career

Soder-Hueck, a dramatic contralto of "remarkable vocal quality", sang with the Vienna Opera. She was an established singer in St. Louis, Missouri by 1902, and performed at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. She sang with the New York Symphony.

Soder-Hueck taught voice according to the Manuel Garcia method, from a studio in the Metropolitan Opera House building, from 1910 until her death in 1936. She attended the 1915 New York State Music Teachers' Association Convention. Her students included several working vocalists, some of whom were church soloists, radio performers, touring concert singers, and a cantor.

Personal life

She had a son, Frederick, born in 1898. She died in 1936, aged 62 years, from a stroke, in New York City.

References

  1. ^ "Mme. Ada Soder-Hueck; Contralto and Singing Teacher a Pupil of Mariana Brandt". The New York Times. 1936-01-09. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  2. "Ada Soder-Hueck's Great Success". Musical America. 12: 25. October 22, 1910 – via Internet Archive.
  3. J.V. (August 7, 1919). "An Interesting Hour in the Soder-Hueck Studios". Musical Courier. 79: 11.
  4. "A Chat with Ada Soder-Hueck". Musical Courier. 99: 41. November 2, 1929 – via Internet Archive.
  5. "Will Sing at Festival Hall This Afternoon". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 1904-09-02. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-05-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Mme. Soder-Hueck Departs; Will Study Operatic Song Under Great Berlin Singers". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1903-07-19. p. 13. Retrieved 2022-05-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Ada Soder-Hueck Heard Again in New York". Musical Courier. 55: 14. July 17, 1907.
  8. "Ada Soder-Hueck Heard". Musical Courier. 71: 34. December 23, 1915.
  9. "At the Play". The St Louis Republic. 1902-03-16. p. 28. Retrieved 2022-05-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Musical Season will Close with some Fine Attractions". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1902-03-16. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-05-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "The End of the Theatrical Season, and Those Things that were In't". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1905-05-07. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-05-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Mrs. Phil Beaumont Studying in New York". The Leaf-Chronicle. 1929-07-16. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-05-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Obituary: Mme. Ada Soder-Hueck". Daily News. 1936-01-09. p. 205. Retrieved 2022-05-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Soder-Hueck Studio Summer Session Closes". Musical Courier. 87: 17. August 16, 1923.
  15. "Prominent Figures in New York State Music Teachers' Association Convention at the Hotel McAlpin". Musical America. 22: 2. June 26, 1915.
  16. "Soder-Hueck Tenors Well Booked". Musical Courier. 79: 15. July 10, 1919.
  17. "Soder-Hueck Studios in Full Activity". Musical Courier. 87: 33. November 1, 1923.
  18. "Soder-Hueck Artists to Broadcast from Aeolian Hall". Musical Courier. 87: 15. July 19, 1923.
  19. "Professional Careers for Soder-Hueck Pupils". Musical Courier. 71: 7. October 28, 1915.
  20. "Soder-Hueck Closes Successful Season". Musical Courier. 79: 31. September 4, 1919.
  21. "Soder-Hueck Artist Praised by Press". Musical Courier. 71: 39. August 5, 1915.
  22. "Another Soder-Hueck Artist-Pupil Enjoys Success". Musical Courier. 87: 37. August 2, 1923.
  23. "Girls in Canoe Dash to Save Lives of Two". Los Angeles Evening Express. 1914-07-11. p. 22. Retrieved 2022-05-26 – via Newspapers.com.
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