Oda Slobodskaya

Musical Artist

1888 – 1970

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Who was Oda Slobodskaya?

Oda Slobodskaya was a Russian born soprano who became a British citizen.

Her biographer Maurice Leonard quotes Slobodskaya as having been born on 28 November 1888 in Vilno near the Polish border. She won a scholarship for secondary education but, having completed her schooling, to her displeasure, found herself working with her parents in a secondhand clothes shop. Knowing she had a good voice, in 1907 she applied for an audition at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. Having no classical repertoire she sang the simple songs she had learned as a chlld. Despite this lack of sophistication, her vocal potential was immediately apparent. The Director, Glazunov, and Natalya Iretskaya accepted her and awarded her a scholarship for nine years' study.

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Born
Nov 28, 1888
Vilnius
Died
1970

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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