Zadek, Hilde

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Zadek, Hilde (b Bromberg, Austria, 1917). Ger. soprano. Left Ger. for Palestine 1934 and worked as nurse in Jerusalem. Début Vienna Opera 1947 (Aida). Salzburg Fest. Début 1948; Salzburg 1949; Brit. Début 1950 (Glyndebourne co. at Edinburgh Fest.) Sang at NY Met and in S. Francisco. Teacher at Vienna Acad. from 1967.

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