Small poster - Erna Sack concert poster - 1942
Erna Dorothea Louise Sack is a German coloratura soprano known as the "German Nightingale" for her high vocal range.
Erna Weber was born in Spandau, Berlin. As a child, her voice attracted attention both at school and in the church choir where she sang. In 1921 she married Hermann Sack, of Jewish descent. She studied at the Prague Conservatory and later privately in Berlin under Oskar Daniel. During the Second World War, the man ì (Jew) was in a concentration camp. After the end of the war Sack's career did not subside, she lived in Brazil and Canada, died in 1972 in Mainz, West Germany.
On this poster, we see that the soprano visited Sofia with a single concert on March 26, 1942, accompanied by Yanko Yankov on the flute.
The poster is from 1942. The poster is in good condition for its age, with preserved colors and lettering. It has been folded in half but could easily be framed so the folds don't show. The paper is thick and rough.
- • Size: 42 x 29 cm
• Year: 1942