Tessa Kosta

Tessa Kay Kosta (December 12, 1890 – August 23, 1981) was an American actress who starred in Broadway musicals and operettas during the early decades of the twentieth century.

Birth and Death Data: Born Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America), Died August 23, 1981 (New York City (most populous city in the United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1926

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor [Trial 1922-01-23-05] 10-in. 1/23/1922 My hero Tessa Kosta Female vocal solo, with piano vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W141869 10-in. 3/26/1926 Song of the flame Tessa Kosta ; Russian Art Choir Female vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W141870 10-in. 3/26/1926 Cossack love song Tessa Kosta ; Russian Art Choir Female vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kosta, Tessa," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116286.

Kosta, Tessa. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116286.

"Kosta, Tessa." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116286

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