Resource id #75
Image Source: Wikipedia

David Kessler

David Kessler (1860 – 1920) was a prominent actor in the first great era of Yiddish theater. As a star Yiddish dramatic performer in New York City, he was the first leading man in Yiddish theater to dispense with incidental music.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1860 (Chișinău), Died May 14, 1920 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912 - 1914

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor C-13328 12-in. 5/19/1913 Adom jesado meofor David Kessler Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor C-13329 12-in. 5/19/1913 Kadish David Kessler Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-14542 10-in. 3/6/1914 Schlof lied David Kessler Male vocal solo, with viola and orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-14543 10-in. 3/6/1914 Mismor ledovid David Kessler Male vocal solo, with viola and orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor [Trial 1912-02-02-01] Not documented 2/2/1912 [Unknown title(s)] David Kessler Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kessler, David," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116831.

Kessler, David. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116831.

"Kessler, David." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116831

Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license

Feedback

Send the Editors a message about this record.