Juan Luria

Juan Luria (1862–1942) was a Polish baritone.[1]

He performed with the Stuttgart Opera. Then at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. While in New York Luria sang in the American premieres of some little remembered operas such as Diana von Solange (January 9, 1891). On retirement he turned to teaching. His students included the tenor Gotthelf Pistor.[2]

In 1942, at the age of 79, he was sent to Auschwitz, where if he survived the journey the elderly were killed on arrival.

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References

  1. ^ Bio in Dutch, photo and mp3 ♪ Tchaikovsky - "Don Juan's Serenade", Op. 38/1 (in German; 1903) ♪
  2. ^ Opera Discovered by the late Juan Luria who trained him for Wagnerian roles, Pistor sang for several years in Cologne before going to Berlin.