Sarah Gorby

Sarah Gorby (Russian: Сара Горби or Горбач Sara Gorbi or Gorbach, Yiddish: שׂרה גאָרבי Sarah Gorbi; 1900, Chisinau, Bessarabia Governorate - 1980, Paris) was a French singer (contralto) known for her performance of Jewish songs, Russian and Romany romances, and the work of French and Soviet composers. Her recording career spanned the 1940s to the 1970s.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1900 (Chișinău), Died 1980 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: contralto

Notes: Briefly performed in the 1930s under her husband's name, Goldstein.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WL2257 10-in. 5/5/1930 Za guitary perebor Sarah Goldstein ; Sophie Stivel Contralto vocal solo, with piano vocalist, contralto  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2258 10-in. 5/5/1930 Ne nado vstretch Sarah Goldstein ; Sophie Stivel Contralto vocal solo, with piano vocalist, contralto  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gorby, Sarah," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/367513.

Gorby, Sarah. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/367513.

"Gorby, Sarah." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/367513

External Sources

Wikipedia: Sarah Gorby

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Gorby, Sarah - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91088121

Wikidata: Sarah Gorby - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4143623

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/93534665

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