Person Open DS/UK/6450 Zareska; Eugenia (9 November 1910-5 October 1979); Polish mezzo-soprano singer Zareska Eugenia 9 November 1910-5 October 1979 Polish mezzo-soprano singer Female (cisgender) Rava Ruska, Lemberg, Poland (born - now Ukraine)

Paris, France (died)

Polish Musician; Vocals, mezzo-soprano White No known disability No known religious affiliation Heterosexual The Polish mezzo-soprano, Eugenia Zareska, studied with Adam Didur in Lwów, then in Vienna, where she won in 1938 a singing competition. She was also a pupil of Anna Bahr Mildenburg. Zareska began her stage career in 1939. From 1940 she lived in Italy, where she finished her training in Milan, later she appeared at the prominent opera theatres and particularly since 1941 at Milan’s La Scala she had important successes (start role: Dorabella in Così fan tutte). In 1942 she sang at the Opera of Rome, and after World War II often made guest appearances in Paris, such as Marina in Boris Godunov by Mussorgsky. In 1952 she shifted her domicile to London. She appeared there first at the Cambridge Theatre as Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, then in 1948-1949, 1952-1953 and 1957-1958 at the Covent Garden Opera London, at which she had her first role as Carmen. At the same time she appeared as a guest at the big opera stages in Italy, France, Belgium and Holland. Zareska was also an internationally recognised concert singer, whereby she was characterised in particular in the Lieder singing. She participated in the festivals of Edinburgh and Sienna and sang Dorabella at the Glyndebourne Festival of 1948. At the Festival of Venice she could be heard in 1949 as Countess Geschwitz in Alban Berg’s opera Lulu. She appeared as a guest also at the Festival of Aix-en-Provence and Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Zareska-Eugenia.htm 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 RAHdroberts 7/25/2013 RAHAKirkbride 11/21/2022 25eff7df-8199-4326-9a2a-1de6abeefcd4