Person Open DS/UK/21122 Arkandy; Katherine (2 February 1898-12 June 1991); British-born Hungarian soprano singer Arkandy Katherine 2 February 1898-12 June 1991 British-born Hungarian soprano singer Female (cisgender) Katherine Arkend Ramsgate, Kent, England (born)

Monaco (died)

British Hungarian Musician; Singer, soprano, operatic White Sensory disability No known religious affiliation Daughter of Simon Arkend (Latvian) and Jane Arkend (Latvian) Spouse of Andre Dorfman Former spouse of Henry Julius Hecht Mother of Maxine Audley (actress) Heterosexual Kate Arkandy was an opera singer. A musical prodigy in Hungary, she toured at the age of ten. Her operatic debut took place at the Budapest National Opera in 1918. She remained there until 1921 when she joined the Munich State Opera replacing the noted Maria Ivogün in coloratura roles. Arkandy remained with the company until 1925. She moved to England permanently in 1927, having already performed at Covent Garden in 1919. She later appeared in a performance of Massenet’s Thaïs starring Maria Jeritza. She gave many concerts in England and appeared frequently on the BBC. According to a note on Ancestry, she stopped singing when her hearing was badly damaged by bombing during WWII. Centenarian https://british-jewry.org.uk/leedsjewry/getperson.php?personID=I28727&tree=1 (2020) Ancestry research (2022) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSKeyte 3/2/2016 RAHAKirkbride 11/9/2022 aa8e6216-e0a2-4bf9-85be-34da75ac243e