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Zita Nelson

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Zita Nelson
BornMadrid, Spain
OriginArgentina
OccupationSoprano singer

Zita Nelson was a Spanish-born Argentine soprano and singer, active in the early decades of the 20th century. Able to sing in nine languages, her repertoire spanned from difficult arias to simple songs.

Biography

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Zita Nelson was born in Madrid. She began singing professionally at a young age, having learned to sing in nine languages. She sang difficult arias as well as simple songs.[1] In 1934, she appeared on the cover of the magazine, Revista Sintonía, which was popular in its time.[2]

Nelson performed with the Symphonic Orchestra directed by José María Castro.[3] In Argentina, she sang on the National Radio and Radio Culture (1937).[4] She also worked in LR6 Radius Mitre beside the tenor Enzo Bor and with the classical quartet H Fall. Nelson is remembered for her performances during the decade of 1930, not only for her lyrical performances but also as a tango singer, her contemporaries being Maruja Pacheco Huergo, Libertad Lamarque, Argentina Rojas, Azucena Maizani, Audelina Suárez, Norma Galán and Mercedes Simone, among others.

References

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  1. ^ Pan American Union 1934, p. 729.
  2. ^ Antigua Tapa Revista Sintonia Zita Nelson Año 1934, mercadolibre.com.ar, Retrieved 4 June 2016
  3. ^ "Club de tango". Club de tango 1 (58–69). 2003.
  4. ^ Caras y caretas. Vol. 40. 2005–2013 [1937].

Bibliography

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  • Fajardo, Ramón (2005). "Déjame que te cuente de Bola" (Ediciones Unión edición). Buenos Aires. p. 79.
  • Pan American Union (July 1934). Bulletin of the Pan American Union.