Judith Raskin (June 21, 1928 – December 21, 1984) was an American lyric soprano, renowned for her fine voice as well as her acting. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type.
Raskin was born in New York to Harry A. The City of New York Raskin, a high school music teacher, and Lillian Raskin, a grade school teacher. Her father aroused her childhood interest in music, leading her to study violin and piano, before she turned her focus to singing. The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers In 1945, she graduated from Roosevelt High School, Yonkers and attended Smith College, where she majored in music. Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the US State of New York (behind Rochester, Buffalo, and New York City) and the largest city in Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton Massachusetts. It was during her college years that she began taking singing lessons, which she continued after graduation in order to develop further the warmth and artistry of her voice.
In 1948, she married Dr. Raymond A. Raskin, with whom she had two children, Jonathon and Lisa.
Winning the Marian Anderson award in 1952 and 1953, Raskin started to perform in concerts throughout the United States. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Marian Anderson (February 27 1897 – April 8 1993 was an American She secured national recognition in 1957 for her part in the televised American premiere of Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites. See also, Rhône-Poulenc Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (fʀɑ̃sis ʒɑ̃ maʀsɛl pulɛ̃k January 7, 1899 – January 30, Dialogues of the Carmelites (in French, Dialogues des Carmélites) is an Opera in three acts by Francis Poulenc. Her prominence continued to rise in July the same year when she starred in a concert version of Puccini's La bohème, with the Symphony of the Air in Central Park. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini ( December 22, 1858 The NBC Symphony Orchestra was a Radio orchestra established by David Sarnoff of the National Broadcasting Company especially for conductor Arturo Central Park is a large public Urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually Finally, in 1959, she joined the New York City Opera (NYCO), debuting in Mozart's Così fan tutte. New York State Theater by David Shankbonejpg|thumb| New York State Theater]] The New York City Opera (NYCO is based in Philip Johnson 's New York State Così fan tutte ossia La scuola degli amanti ( Thus Do They All or The School For Lovers) K
Her next spectacular performance was the title role of Douglas Moore's Ballad of Baby Doe for the NYCO in 1960. Douglas Stuart Moore ( August 10 1893 - July 25 1969) was an American Composer, educator and author Two years later, she made her crowning debut in 1962 at the Metropolitan Opera, as Susanna in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. The Metropolitan Opera Association of New York City, founded in April 1880 is a major presenter of all types of opera including Grand Opera. Le nozze di Figaro ossia la folle giornata (Trans The Marriage of Figaro or the Day of Madness) K During the rest of her career, she would specialize in lyrical roles written not only by Mozart but also by Richard Strauss. Richard Georg Strauss (11 June 1864 &ndash 8 September 1949 was a German Composer of the late Romantic era and early modern era particularly noted She made recordings with Columbia, London, Decca, RCA Victor, and CRI. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company London Records is a Record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Composers Recordings Inc ( CRI) was an American record label dedicated to the recording of Contemporary classical music by American composers She also served on many music advisory boards, as well as in the Young Concert Artists, the National Opera Institute and the National Endowment for the Arts. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA is a United States federally funded and donation assisted program that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence One of her main concerns was the need to establish more opera companies in American cities to provide practical experience to "well trained American singers with no place to go", since "the only way to become professional is to perform. "
As a music educator, Raskin taught at the Manhattan School of Music, and at the 92nd Street Y, where she took the role of Pearl, the rabbi's wife, in Lazar Weiner's opera The Golem in 1979. The Manhattan School of Music is a Music conservatory located in New York City that offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and The 92nd Street Y is a multifaceted cultural institution and community center located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Rabbi (pronunciation, although in English usually) in Judaism, means a religious ‘teacher’ or more literally ‘my great one’ when addressing any master
Following a long battle with ovarian cancer, Raskin died in New York in 1984. Ovarian cancer is a cancerous growth arising from an Ovary. The cancer most commonly forms in the lining of the ovary (resulting in epithelial
References
Brody, Seymour "Sy" (1996). Judith Raskin. Jewish Heroes & Heroines of America: 150 True Stories of American Jewish Heroism. Lifetime Books, Inc. , Hollywood, FL.
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