{"id":14154,"date":"2022-07-15T07:03:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T07:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.booksofall.com\/vi\/?post_type=product&p=14154"},"modified":"2022-07-15T07:03:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T07:03:22","slug":"the-latvian-nightingale-elfrida-pakule","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.booksofall.com\/vi\/the-latvian-nightingale-elfrida-pakule\/","title":{"rendered":"The Latvian \u201cnightingale\u201d Elfr\u012bda Pakule"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the great 20th century Latvian opera voices<\/h4>\n

Historical sound recordings are treasures that, since the end of 19th century, inform us about musical life, about performers and about musical interpretation. We would like to tell you about one of the great 20th century Latvian opera voices<\/a>, a coloratura soprano, whose recording legacy is a powerful witness to her remarkable voice. On hearing her recordings today, even with so many brilliant and talented singers all around us, one can agree with the sensation and excitement created by the press in the 1930s about the\u00a0\u201cLatvian Nightingale\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Elfr\u012bda Pakule, unknown author, 1948 Elfr\u012bda Pakule\u2019s (1912-1991)<\/a> path to the opera stage was forged with slow and patient work, but fame and success came fast and was spectacular. In 1930 in R\u012bga, Latvia, the owner of an excellent tenor voice Pauls Sakss (1899-1966) agreed to become Elfr\u012bda\u2019s vocal teacher, with the provision that she fully submitted to his teaching regime.<\/p>\n

The rules were as follows:<\/p>\n