Róża Bursztyn – życie i twórczość artystki

Abstract

Rosa Raisa, one of the most extraordinary operatic singer with a unique soprano voice in the opera world. She was born in Białystok during the reign of Tzarist Russia, but leaves it to evade pogroms inflicted on Jewish communities due to social changes taking place in the troubled era of the XX century. Raisa moves to Italy where her adventure with the opera world starts. She performs in La scala as unfor gettable Turandot in Puccini’s opera. She is admired in Boits’ Neron. Both operas conducted by maestro Toscanini. She appears on stages of numerous operas all over the world to finally settle down in Chicago Civic Opera Association. She helps to restore Białystok after its demolition during The Great War.