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[Operatic mezzo-soprano Jennie Tourel, New York]
Object Name
172
Dateca. 1943 (printed 2012)
Label Text
Russian Jewish opera singer Jennie Tourel (1900–1973) was born Jennie Davidovich in Vitebsk. She became a star mezzo-soprano in Paris in the 1930s and, following her immigration to the United States in the early 1940s, starred as Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera, where she debuted works by Stravinsky and Leonard Bernstein, and taught at Juilliard. Vishniac, fellow Russian Jewish immigrant, photographed Tourel for various press materials, headshots, and brochures throughout the 1940s.
Medium
Inkjet print
Dimensions
Image: 10 x 9 5/8 in. (25.4 x 24.4 cm)
Location
place taken New York, New York, United States
Credit Line
International Center of Photography
Accession Number2012.80.52
Copyright
© Mara Vishniac Kohn
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