Nina Koshetz (Russian: Нина Павловна Кошиц; real last name Poray-Koshetz (ru: Порай-Кошиц); December 30, 1891 - May 14, 1965) was a Ukrainian, later American, soprano opera and recital singer. Early life and career Her father, a famous opera singer Pavel Koshetz (ru: Павел Алексеевич Кошиц; 1863 - March 2, 1904), committed suicide. She was then 12 years. She was born into a family of intellectuals in Kiev, then moved to Moscow and became an opera singer. In 1908—13 she studied in Mosow State Conservatory (professor of solo singing U. Mazetti), her piano teachers were N. Shishkin, …
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