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| birth_name = Halinka de Tarczynska | birth_name = Halinka de Tarczynska
| birth_date = 9 July, 1923 | birth_date = 9 July 1923
| birth_place = Melbourne, Australia | birth_place = Melbourne, Australia
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|06|22|1923|07|09}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|06|22|1923|07|09|df=yes}}
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== Life and career == == Life and career ==
Halinka de Tarczynska was the only daughter of Polish-Australian violinist ] and Jadwiga (née Kilbach).<ref>{{Citation |last=Paszkowski |first=L. K. |title=Stanislaw Victor de Tarczynski (1882–1952) |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/tarczynski-stanislaw-victor-de-8745 |access-date=2024-12-29 |place=Canberra |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |language=en}}</ref> Born in Melbourne, she was taught piano by her mother from age four, and at eleven was performing with the ] and sining in Italian, French and German for the ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bravo |first=Studio |title=Halinka Tarczynska-Fiddian |url=https://www.mso.com.au/behind-the-music/mso-chorus/halinka-tarczynska-fiddian |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=Melbourne Symphony Orchestra |language=en}}</ref> She also spoke and sang in Polish and English.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Barclay |first=Allison |date=7 December 2011 |title=Is Don, is good |url=https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5ba0c60f21ea711bb07cb52a |work=The Melbourne Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Geary |first=Eileen |date=1950-03-02 |title=Halinka de Tarczynska |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-advocate-halinka-tarczynska-1950/161786100/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |work=The Advocate |pages=18}}</ref> Halinka de Tarczynska was the only daughter of Polish-Australian violinist ] and Jadwiga (née Kilbach).<ref>{{Cite Australian Dictionary of Biography|last=Paszkowski |first=L. K. |title=Stanislaw Victor de Tarczynski (1882–1952)|id2=tarczynski-stanislaw-victor-de-8745|volume=12|year=1990}}{{failed verification|date=December 2024|reason=Articles doesn't mention his daughter by name.}}</ref> Born in Melbourne, she was taught piano by her mother from age four, and at eleven was performing with the ] and sining in Italian, French and German for the ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bravo |first=Studio |title=Halinka Tarczynska-Fiddian |url=https://www.mso.com.au/behind-the-music/mso-chorus/halinka-tarczynska-fiddian |access-date=2024-12-29|publisher=]}}</ref> She also spoke and sang in Polish and English.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Barclay |first=Allison |date=7 December 2011 |title=Is Don, is good |url=https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5ba0c60f21ea711bb07cb52a |work=The Melbourne Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Geary |first=Eileen |date=1950-03-02 |title=Halinka de Tarczynska |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-advocate-halinka-tarczynska-1950/161786100/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |newspaper=]|location=Melbourne|page=18}}</ref>


She studied with ],<ref name=":1" /> and ],<ref>{{Cite news |date=1946-02-14 |title=Georgie's Column - Major Minors |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun-halinka-tarczynska-1946/161786011/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |work=The Sun |pages=10}}</ref> and sang with the ], ] productions, as well as made recordings for Columbia.<ref name=":0" /> She was also an amateur film-maker and actor, and in 1945 won an award for her short comedy film ''Miss Understanding''. She acted in the film alongside Peter French and Gwen Moloney.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1946-11-04 |title=Today's Highlights on National Radio - Amateur Film-maker |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-examiner-halinka-tarczynska-1946/161786076/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |work=Daily Examiner |pages=4}}</ref> She studied with ],<ref name=":1" /> and ],<ref>{{Cite news |date=1946-02-14 |title=Georgie's Column – Major Minors |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun-halinka-tarczynska-1946/161786011/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |newspaper=]|location=Melbourne|page=10}}</ref> and sang with the ], ] productions, as well as made recordings for Columbia.<ref name=":0" /> She was also an amateur film-maker and actor, and in 1945 won an award for her short comedy film ''Miss Understanding''. She acted in the film alongside Peter French and Gwen Moloney.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1946-11-04 |title=Today's Highlights on National Radio – Amateur Film-maker |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-examiner-halinka-tarczynska-1946/161786076/ |access-date=2024-12-29|newspaper=]|location=Grafton, New South Wales|page=4}}</ref>


During the 1950s, she moved to London and performed for BBC radio and television,<ref name=":0" /> as well as at festivals in Edinburgh and Berlin.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1954-10-01 |title=MUSIC RECITAL IN CATHEDRAL A Distinguished Soprano Soloist |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lichfield-mercury-halinka-tarczynska/161786022/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |work=The Lichfield Mercury |pages=7}}</ref> After five years overseas, she returned to Australia.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1955-07-01 |title=From Opera to the Airport |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age-halinka-tarczynska-1955/161786094/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |work=The Age |pages=8}}</ref> She married Paull Fiddian in 1963, who worked at the University of Melbourne's Conservatorium of Music. In her later career, Tarczynska-Fiddian taught singing from her home.<ref name=":0" /> Her students included ].<ref name=":1" /> During the 1950s, she moved to London and performed for BBC radio and television,<ref name=":0" /> as well as at festivals in Edinburgh and Berlin.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1954-10-01 |title=Music Recital in Cathedral – A Distinguished Soprano Soloist |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lichfield-mercury-halinka-tarczynska/161786022/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |newspaper=]|location=Staffordshire, England|page=7|via=newspapers.com]]}}</ref> After five years overseas, she returned to Australia.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1955-07-01 |title=From Opera to the Airport |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age-halinka-tarczynska-1955/161786094/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |newspaper=]|page=8}}</ref> She married Paull Fiddian in 1963, who worked at the University of Melbourne's ]. In her later career, Tarczynska-Fiddian taught singing from her home.<ref name=":0" /> Her students included ].<ref name=":1" />


Halinka Tarczynska-Fiddian died in June 2019.<ref name=":0" /> ] hold a small archive of memories and photographs relating to her life and career.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tarczynska collections |url=https://victoriancollections.net.au/collections?q=tarczynska |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=Victorian Collections |language=en}}</ref> Halinka Tarczynska-Fiddian died in June 2019.<ref name=":0" /> ] hold a small archive of memories and photographs relating to her life and career.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tarczynska collections |url=https://victoriancollections.net.au/collections?q=tarczynska |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=Victorian Collections}}</ref>


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Australian soprano and singing teacher (1923–2019)

Halinka Tarczynska-Fiddian
BornHalinka de Tarczynska
9 July 1923
Melbourne, Australia
Died22 June 2019(2019-06-22) (aged 95)
FatherStanislaw Victor de Tarczynski

Halinka Tarczynska-Fiddian (1923-2019) was an Australian soprano opera singer and educator.

Life and career

Halinka de Tarczynska was the only daughter of Polish-Australian violinist Stanislaw Victor de Tarczynski and Jadwiga (née Kilbach). Born in Melbourne, she was taught piano by her mother from age four, and at eleven was performing with the Victorian Symphony Orchestra and sining in Italian, French and German for the ABC. She also spoke and sang in Polish and English.

She studied with Edward Goll, and Ignaz Friedman, and sang with the National Opera, J. C. Williamson productions, as well as made recordings for Columbia. She was also an amateur film-maker and actor, and in 1945 won an award for her short comedy film Miss Understanding. She acted in the film alongside Peter French and Gwen Moloney.

During the 1950s, she moved to London and performed for BBC radio and television, as well as at festivals in Edinburgh and Berlin. After five years overseas, she returned to Australia. She married Paull Fiddian in 1963, who worked at the University of Melbourne's Conservatorium of Music. In her later career, Tarczynska-Fiddian taught singing from her home. Her students included Jacqueline Dark.

Halinka Tarczynska-Fiddian died in June 2019. Ballarat Heritage Services hold a small archive of memories and photographs relating to her life and career.

References

  1. Paszkowski, L. K. (1990). "Stanislaw Victor de Tarczynski (1882–1952)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 12. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943.
  2. ^ Bravo, Studio. "Halinka Tarczynska-Fiddian". Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  3. ^ Barclay, Allison (7 December 2011). "Is Don, is good". The Melbourne Weekly.
  4. Geary, Eileen (2 March 1950). "Halinka de Tarczynska". The Advocate. Melbourne. p. 18. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  5. "Georgie's Column – Major Minors". The Sun. Melbourne. 14 February 1946. p. 10. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  6. "Today's Highlights on National Radio – Amateur Film-maker". The Daily Examiner. Grafton, New South Wales. 4 November 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  7. "Music Recital in Cathedral – A Distinguished Soprano Soloist". Lichfield Mercury. Staffordshire, England. 1 October 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 29 December 2024 – via newspapers.com]].
  8. "From Opera to the Airport". The Age. 1 July 1955. p. 8. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  9. "Tarczynska collections". Victorian Collections. Retrieved 29 December 2024.

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